The next crisis will surely be in prisons. For years, they have been underfunded and overcrowded breeding grounds for crime, drug abuse and mental health decline. When, not if, Covid-19 spreads throughout the prison population it will be an avoidable… Continue reading
The mental health effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic might be profound and there are suggestions that suicide rates will rise, although this is not inevitable. Suicide is likely to become a more pressing concern as the pandemic spreads… Continue reading
Police must prepare for a “more volatile and agitated society” after the end of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown, a senior officer has warned. With the restrictions extended until at least 7 May, there are concerns about the effect of unemployment, mental… Continue reading
Effects of lockdown and of Covid-19 itself could be deep and long-term, say researchers Rapid and rigorous research into the impact of Covid-19 on mental health is needed to limit the impact of the pandemic, researchers have said. Experts say… Continue reading
Sex offending or offensive behaviours are rarely out of the news. Media reports called the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP) a failure after a well conducted study in England and Wales, comparing men in prison after conviction for a serious… Continue reading