The Problems and Needs of Newly Sentenced Prisoners: Results from a National Survey
Publication year:
2008
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 20, 2008
ANNOTATION: "This report describes the range of problems experienced by prisoners before the start of their sentence, and the extent to which prisoners felt they needed help and support for these problems during custody" (p. ii). Sections comprising this report include implications, summary, introduction, method, results, and conclusions. Close to half of the respondents were unemployed and/or have mental health problems.