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General Reports
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Physical victimization in prison: The role of mental illness.
Blitz CL, Wolff N, Shi J.  
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2008 Sep 20.
 Abstract
 
Identifying the risk of deliberate self-harm among young prisoners by means of coping typologies.
Kirchner T, Forns M, Mohíno S. 
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2008 Aug;38(4):442-8.
 Abstract
 
Violence and Personality in Forensic Patients: Is There a Forensic Patient-Specific Personality Profile?
Stupperich A, Ihm H, Strack M.
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Aug 6.
Abstract
 
Violent and disruptive behavior among drug-involved prisoners: Relationship with psychiatric symptoms.
Friedmann PD, Melnick G, Jiang L, Hamilton Z.  
Behav Sci Law. 2008 Aug 5;26(4):389-401.
 Abstract
 
Violence and Personality in Forensic Patients: Is There a Forensic Patient-Specific Personality Profile?
Stupperich A, Ihm H, Strack M.
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Aug 6.
 Abstract

Violent Behavior in Female Inmates: Possible Predictors.
Byrd PM, Davis JL.  
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Apr 7
Abstract
 
Measuring Victimization Inside Prisons: Questioning the Questions.
Wolff N, Shi J, Bachman R.
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Feb 28'
 Abstract
 
FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Youth from the
Juvenile to the Adult Justice System
CDC 
MMWR Recommendations and Reports  November 30, 2007 / Vol. 56 / No. RR–9
 Paper
 
The Prevalence of Sexual Violence in Prison: The State of the Knowledge Base and
Implications for Evidence-Based Correctional Policy Making.
Jones TR, Pratt TC .
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2007 Sep 24;
Abstract
 
Assertions of "Future Dangerousness" at Federal Capital Sentencing: Rates and Correlates of
Subsequent Prison Misconduct and Violence.
Cunningham MD, Reidy TJ, Sorensen JR. et al  
Law Hum Behav. 2007 Sep 18;
Abstract
 
Physical aggression as a function of perceived fighting ability among male and female
prisoners.
Archer J 
Aggress Behav. 2007 Aug 1
 Abstract
 
Using the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) to Predict In-Prison Aggressive Behavior
in a Swiss Offender Population.
Endrass J, Rossegger A, Frischknecht A, et a
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2007 Jul 5;
 Abstract
 
The Effect of Inmates' Self-Reported Childhood and Adolescent Animal Cruelty: Motivations
on the Number of Convictions for Adult Violent Interpersonal Crimes.
Hensley C, Tallichet SE. 
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2007 Jul 5;
Abstract
 
Differences between bullies and victims, and men and women, on aggression-related variables
among prisoners.
Archer J, Ireland JL, Power CL. 
Br J Soc Psychol. 2007 Jun;46(Pt 2):299-322.
 Abstract
 
Prison rioters: exploring infraction characteristics, risk factors, social correlates,
and criminal careers.
Graeve CM, Delisi M, Hochstetler A. 
Psychol Rep. 2007 Apr;100(2):407-19.
 Abstract
 
The Association Between History of Violence and HIV Risk A Cross-Sectional Study of
HIV-Negative Incarcerated Women in Connecticut.
Ravi A, Blankenship KM, Altice FL 
Womens Health Issues. 2007 Jun 12
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Revisiting the stanford prison experiment: could participant self-selection have led to the
cruelty?
Carnahan T, McFarland S
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2007 May;33(5):603-14.
 Abstract
 
Characteristics of male and female prisoners involved in bullying behavior.
Ireland JL, Archer J, Power CL.
Aggress Behav. 2007 May-Jun;33(3):220-9.
 Abstract
 
Correlates of partner violence for incarcerated women and men.
Robertson K, Murachver T.  
J Interpers Violence. 2007 May;22(5):639-55
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Personality, gender and violent criminality in prison inmates
Sobral J, Luengo A, Gomez-Fraguela JA, et al  
Psicothema. 2007 May;19(2):269-7
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Risk of harm: inmates who harm themselves while in prison psychiatric treatment.
Young MH, Justice JV, Erdberg P.
J Forensic Sci. 2006 Jan;51(1):156-62.
Abstract
 
Cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation for high-risk violent offenders: an outcome evaluation of the
violence prevention unit.
Polaschek DL, Wilson NJ, Townsend MR, Daly LR. 
J Interpers Violence. 2005 Dec;20(12):1611-27.
 Abstract
 
Violent offenders in a deaf prison population.
Miller KR, Vernon M, Capella ME.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ. 2005 Fall;10(4):417-25.
 Abstract
 
Reintegrating seriously violent and personality-disordered offenders from a supermaximum
security institution into the general offender population.
Wong SC, Veen SV, Leis TA, et al 
nt J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2005 Aug;49(4):362-75.
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An actuarial model for assessment of prison violence risk among maximum
security inmates.
Cunningham MD, Sorensen JR, Reidy TJ.  
Assessment. 2005 Mar;12(1):40-9.
 Abstract

Antisocial constructs in predicting institutional violence among violent offenders
 and child molesters.
Mills JF, Kroner DG.
Abstract
 
         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Poster
 
  Estimated incidence of HIV acquisition due to prison rape in the U.S
SD Pinkerton, C Galletly,  DW Seal
 (135 APHA)
 Abstract
Rape/Sexual Violence
 
         Internet Documents
 
  FULL-TEXT DOCUMENT
No Escape: Male Rape in US Prisons
Human Rights Watch 2001
Internet Report
 
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Inmate Harassment and Rape: An Exploratory Study of Seven Maximum- and Medium-Security
Male Prisons in Israel.
Einat T.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2008 Aug 7.
Paper
 
FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
 Model-Based Estimates of HIV Acquisition Due to Prison Rape.
Pinkerton SD, Galletly CL, Seal DW.
Prison J. 2007;87(3):295-310.
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Prevalence and patterns of sexual assault across the life span among incarcerated women.
Raj A, Rose J, Decker MR, Rosengard C, et al
Violence Against Women. 2008 May;14(5):528-41.
 Abstract
 
Rates of sexual victimization in prison for inmates with and without mental disorders.
Wolff N, Blitz CL, Shi J, et al  
Psychiatr Serv. 2007 Aug;58(8):1087-94.
 Abstract
 
Examining the characteristics of male sexual assault targets in a southern maximum-
security prison.
Hensley C, Koscheski M, Tewksbury R.  
J Interpers Violence. 2005 Jun;20(6):667-79.
 Abstract

Confronting America's most ignored crime problem: the Prison Rape Elimination
Act of 2003.
Dumond RW.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2003;31(3):354-60
 Abstract

Rape among incarcerated men: sex, coercion and STDs.
Robertson JE.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2003 Aug;17(8):423-30.
 Abstract
 
Sexual assaults during hostage takings and forcible confinements: implications for
practice.
Mailloux DL, Serin RC.
Sex Abuse. 2003 Jul;15(3):161-70.|
 Abstract
Suicide/Suicide Ideation
 
         Internet Documents
 
  FULL TEXT PDF DOCUMENT
Preventing suicide in prisons
The Task Force on Suicide in Prisons of the International Association for Suicide
Prevention (IASP)
November 2007
(also available in French, Italian, and German on http://www.who.int/mental_health/resources/suicide/en/ )
Guidelines

         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
A New Psychometric Instrument Assessing Vulnerability to Risk of Suicide and Self-Harm Behaviour in Offenders: Suicide
Concerns for Offenders in Prison Environment (SCOPE).
Perry AE, Olason DT 
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2008 Jun 2.
 Abstract 
 
Changes in male suicides in Scottish prisons: 10-year study;
Bird SM.
Br J Psychiatry. 2008 Jun;192:446-9.
Abstract 
 
Review of completed suicides in the california department of corrections and rehabilitation, 1999 to 2004.
Patterson RF, Hughes K.  
Psychiatr Serv. 2008 Jun;59(6):676-82
 Abstract 
 
Suicidal behaviour in prisons: Learning from Australian and international experiences.
Camilleri P, McArthur M. 
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2008 Feb 18
 Abstract 
 
Preventing suicide in prisons, part II. International comparisons of suicide prevention
services in correctional facilities.
Daigle MS, Daniel AE, Dear GE, et al 
Crisis. 2007;28(3):122-30.
 Abstract 
 
Preventing suicide in prisons, part I. Recommendations from the International Association
for Suicide Prevention Task Force on Suicide in Prisons.
Konrad N, Daigle MS, Daniel AE, et al 
Crisis. 2007;28(3):113-21.
 Abstract 
 
Contribution of imitative suicide to the suicide rate in prisons.
McKenzie N, Keane M. 
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2007 Oct;37(5):538-42
 Abstract 
 
Suicide in New South Wales Prisons, 1995-2005: towards a better understanding.
O'driscoll C, Samuels A, Zacka M.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;41(6):519-24
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Inmate suicide and time spent in special disciplinary housing in new york state prison.
Way BB, Sawyer DA, Barboza S, Nash R.
Psychiatr Serv. 2007 Apr;58(4):558-60.
 Abstract 
 
Further evidence of the validity of the Suicide Risk Assessment Scale for prisoners.
Daigle MS, Labelle R, Cote G.  
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2006 Sep-Oct;29(5):343-54.
Abstract
 
Suicidal ideations and attempts in Russian juvenile delinquents.
Ruchkin V, Schwab-Stone M, Koposov R, et al 
Psychiatr Danub. 2006 Sep;18 Suppl 1:57.
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Suicide behind bars - an international review.
Matschnig T, Fruhwald S, Frottier P.
 Psychiatr Prax. 2006 Jan;33(1):6-13
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Suicides in male prisoners in England and Wales, 1978-2003.
Fazel S, Benning R, Danesh J.
Lancet. 2005 Oct 8;366(9493):1301-2.
Abstract
 
Peer suicide prevention in a prison.
Hall B, Gabor P.
Crisis. 2004;25(1):19-26.
Abstract

Nursing interventions for parasuicidal behaviors in female offenders.
Roth B, Presse L.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2003 Sep;41(9):20-9.
Abstract

Suicide Attempts and Self-Mutilative Behavior in a Juvenile Correctional Facility.
Penn JV, Esposito CL, Schaeffer LE, et al
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2003 Jul;42(7):762-769.
Abstract
 
The relevance of suicidal behaviour in jail and prison suicides.
Fruehwald S, Frottier P, Matschnig T, Eher R.
Eur Psychiatry. 2003 Jun;18(4):161-5.
Abstract
 
Psychosocial characteristics of victims of suicide in prisons
Fruhwald S, Frottier P, Benda , et al.
Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2002 Aug 30;114(15-16):691-6.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
 Characteristics of suicide attempts in a large urban jail system with an established
suicide prevention program.
Goss JR, Peterson K, Smith LW, et al
Psychiatr Serv. 2002 May;53(5):574-9.
Paper
 
Did Suicidal Behavior have Relevance for Prison Suicide?
Fruhwald S, Frottier P, Eher R, N, Ritter
Psychiatr Prax 2001 Oct;28(7):326-9
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Factors in prison suicide: one year study in Texas.
He XY, Felthous AR, Holzer CE 3rd, et al.
J Forensic Sci 2001 Jul;46(4):896-901
Abstract
Execution
           
         Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
 FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
 Lethal injection for execution: chemical asphyxiation?
Zimmers TA, Sheldon J, Lubarsky DA
PLoS Med. 2007 Apr;4(4):e156.
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Physician participation in lethal injection executions.
Zimmers TA, Lubarsky DA.
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2007 Apr;20(2):147-51.
Abstract
 
Inadequate anaesthesia in lethal injection for execution.
Koniaris LG, Zimmers TA, Lubarsky DA, Sheldon JP.
Lancet. 2005 Apr 16-22;365(9468):1412-4.
Abstract
 
A new test for evaluating Eighth Amendment challenges to lethal injections.
[No authors listed]
Harv Law Rev. 2007 Mar;120(5):1301-23.
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Death penalty support for special offender populations of legally convicted murderers:
juveniles, the mentally retarded, and the mentally incompetent.
Boots DP, Heide KM, Cochran JK.
Behav Sci Law. 2004;22(2):223-38.
Abstract
 
Lethal injection, autonomy and the proper ends of medicine.
Silver D.
Bioethics. 2003 Apr;17(2):212-4.
Abstract
 
Medical aspects of capital punishment executions.
Khan A, Leventhal RM
J Forensic Sci. 2002 Jul;47(4):847-51
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Physicians and the death penalty. Physicians' participation in the death penalty and
executions
Mertz J.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1989 Jun 20;109(17-18):1898-901.
Abstract
Dogs for Cell Extractions
           
     Internet Documents
 
  A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
The Use of Dogs for Cell Extractions in U.S. Prisons
 Human Rights Watch 
October 2006
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