Journal articles: 'Custodial environments'

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Rawlings, Barbara, and Rex Haigh. "Therapeutic communities and planned environments for serious offenders in English prisons." BJPsych Advances 23, no. 5 (September 2017): 338–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.bp.115.015636.

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SummarySeveral English prisons contain democratic therapeutic communities (TCs) for personality disordered offenders, and addiction TCs for serious substance misusers. This article describes how these are organised and comments on how they are specifically tailored and accredited for use in custodial settings. It also describes ‘psychologically informed planned environments’ (PIPEs), offender pathways for those with personality disorders and psychopathy which provide additional support for psychological treatment. It ends by explaining how ‘enabling environments’ are assessed, since these are now becoming widely adopted in prisons to reverse toxic environments – which affect staff, the prison and the outside world as well as the individual prisoner – and to counter negative learning found in custodial institutions.Learning Objectives• Understand the key components of treatment in democratic and addiction TCs• Understand how TCs can operate in a custodial environment• Appreciate the differences between a planned environment and a psychological treatment programme in a custodial environment

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Farrell, Ann. "Policies for Incarcerated Mothers and their Families in Australian Corrections." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 31, no. 2 (August 1998): 101–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000486589803100201.

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The incarceration of a mother usually brings considerable dislocation to the offending woman's children and family. This paper examines current policies for the inmate mother, for her children and for the caregiver(s) of her children on the outside and argues for reform with respect to these policies. To this end, it reports on the Australian component of a comparative policy study, Incarcerated Mothers and Children: Impact of Prison Environments (IMCIPE), which investigated the impact of the prison environment on incarcerated mothers and their young children (including both mothers whose children live with them in custody and mothers who are separated from their children), in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and England. The paper draws on data from policy analyses; interviews with policy-makers, with inmate mothers, and with custodial and non-custodial staff; and observations within six women's prisons and their respective correctional authorities in the three Australian states. The study found that while inmate mothers need support from “significant others” within and outside the prison to cope with the dual roles of prisoner and mother, the custodial environment with its philosophy of incarceration, its mode of containment and the prison rules and regulations runs counter to such needs.

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Charles, Jade, Sian Lewis, and Leanne Watson. "The effect of segregation on institutional disorder within custodial environments – A Rapid Evidence Assessment." Forensic Update 1, no. 138 (October 2021): 44–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsfu.2021.1.138.44.

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Howard, Paul. "Providing dental care in prisons." Dental Update 46, no. 5 (May 2, 2019): 428–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/denu.2019.46.5.428.

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This paper will summarize some of the clinical and organizational challenges for dentists and dental care professionals who are interested in working in custodial environments. This briefly covers some of the difficulties and pressures that the dental team face in providing dental care within these very specific environments. There are some features unique to this population group that can negatively affect their dental health experiences, related to socio-economic, lifestyle and other factors. In general, prisoners enjoy poorer dental health and mental health than the general population and present a greater degree of learning difficulties than the population at large. This requires additional skills and training for the dental teams treating this group and presents a number of challenges not always found in the provision of routine primary care dentistry. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Although the article describes the provision of care for the prison environment in England, this is mirrored in other parts of the United Kingdom and the same general considerations will apply and be recognized in prisons in other national systems of dental care. Many of the areas covered are relevant independent of the systems in which care is delivered.

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Aslan, Laura. "Doing time on a TC: how effective are drug-free therapeutic communities in prison? A review of the literature." Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities 39, no. 1 (April 9, 2018): 26–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tc-10-2017-0028.

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Purpose Therapeutic communities (TC’s) are consciously designed, living-learning environments designed to evoke social, psychological and behavioural change. The success of the residential TC model saw these community-led, self-help environments for addicts move into custodial settings and early evidence suggests this transition was effective. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evidence relevant to the effectiveness of prison based, drug-free TCs. Design/methodology/approach In order to establish their true efficiency, particular focus has been placed on studies conducted over the last ten years (2007-2017). Findings To date, the TC remains superior to other forms of drug treatment in reducing recidivism and drug relapse amongst addicts who offend. Originality/value Outcomes of this review highlighted the importance of aftercare in providing transitional support; a fundamental aspect of treatment necessary for success and for maintaining long-term recovery post release.

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Whitley, Deborah, Youjung Lee, and Yanfeng Xu. "The Importance of Social Support Networks on Mental Health Status of Custodial Grandparents." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.1002.

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Abstract This symposium presents a collection of papers that examine the concept of social support and its effect on custodial grandparents’ (CG) mental health state. Each paper explores a different perspective about grandparents’ access to and/or use of social support networks and mental health outcomes; several papers view social support within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nadorff and colleagues explore social support by middle-generation family members and its effects on grandparents’ stress and depressive symptoms. Musil and colleagues report on psychosocial and social support predictors of self-appraised healthcare and financial security by CG during the Covid-19 pandemic. Whitley and Kelley describe current social networks relied upon by a preliminary sample of CG while managing the daily stresses and strains associated with COVID-19 and its restrictive mandates. The final two papers report the use of specialized technology and support services delivered to homebound CG during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lee and colleagues describe a telemental health model using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to serve socially isolated grandparents experiencing mental health distress as during the pandemic. Mendoza and Park report on program challenges and outcomes of implementing a support service for grandparents living under COVID-19 restrictions. The highlights of the papers will be discussed by Yanfeng Xu and give attention to the ways scholars and practitioners can build upon these works to maximize the mental health outcomes of CG, while managing to live in socially restrictive and challenging environments.

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Gordon, Audrey, and Stephen Wong. "The use of a structured guide to assess proxies of offending behaviours and change in custodial settings." Journal of Forensic Practice 17, no. 2 (May 11, 2015): 83–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfp-10-2013-0048.

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Purpose – Within controlled environments such as prisons or forensic facilities, strong sanctions and other factors can inhibit the expression of offence-linked behaviours otherwise observable in community settings. For example, institutional restrictions may distort the offender’s habitual expression of aggressive behaviours such that the individual’s aggressive characteristics are less intense or observable. Thus, the influences of controlled settings can make it difficult for staff to capture idiosyncratic evidence of change or lack thereof over time or with treatment. The purpose of this paper is to describe an assessment and measurement framework that can be used to assist treatment and correctional staff collectively focus attention on relevant characteristics and behaviours idiosyncratically linked to offending. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use the terms “offence analogue behaviours (OAB)” to describe proxies of offence behaviours observable in controlled settings and “offence replacement behaviours (ORB)” as the contrasting positive, pro-social skills and strategies that the individual implements to change and manage problem areas linked to aggression and criminality. This paper discusses the application and practical utility of the framework and an associated assessment and measurement tool; the Offence Analogue and Offence Replacement Behaviour Guide (Gordon and Wong, 2009-2013). Findings – The OAB and ORB Guide has shown to be useful by directing the attention of treatment personnel to the here-and-now offence related behaviours displayed by offenders in custodial settings. In the absence of such focused attention, relevant proxy behaviours can often be masked in these highly controlled environments. The Guide is therefore a useful adjunct to identify such behaviours for treatment and for assessing treatment-related changes. Research limitations/implications – The OAB/ORB Guide was developed based on a conceptual framework derived from the empirical literature on correctional treatment, risk assessment, psychological theories and clinical practice. While there has been some positive pilot use of the Guide’s utility and preliminary research, at this point, empirical evidence is still lacking. Practical implications – The OAB/ORB Guide provides quantified and structured guidelines to assess offence proxy and offence replacement behaviours observable day-to-day within controlled environments, such as during custody or supervised release to the community. Originality/value – This guide was developed to assist staff with the identification, documentation and measurement of idiosyncratic negative and positive offence-related proxy behaviours observable across custodial or supervised contexts. Accordingly, the authors suggest that OAB/ORB guide information can be used to evaluate changes in risk over treatment and/or time. Further, the authors describe how this framework may enhance the efficacy of multi-disciplinary treatment and management teams. Two cases are used to illustrate the application of the Guide.

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Bezerra, Vinícius Cabral Accioly, and Diego Andres Salcedo. "Epistemografia interativa no campo da Ciência da Informação." Páginas a&b Arquivos & Bibliotecas 17 (2022): 3–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.21747/21836671/pag17a1.

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Discusses the enhancement of serendipity in the process of searching for information in digital environments in the post-custodial paradigm of Information Science. It results from an exploratory and bibliographic research. As a result, it isfoundedthe possibility and potential of Interactive Epistemography as an ethical and universal practice to represent and organize information items based on the participation of the information retrieval systemuser, both as classifier and user. It focuses on the perspective of informational items classified from people with different worldviews to the detriment of a small portion of scientific authorities. It concludes that the construction of collective and plural knowledge, with the active participation of information researchers, as well as the enhancement of serendipity in the process of searching for information, fits as research in the field of Information Science.

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Vogel, Dominik. "Matching survey responses with anonymity in environments with privacy concerns." International Journal of Public Sector Management 31, no. 7 (October 8, 2018): 742–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijpsm-12-2017-0330.

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Purpose In many cases, public management researchers’ focus lies in phenomena, embedded in a hierarchical context. Conducting surveys and analyzing subsequent data require a way to identify which responses belong to the same entity. This might be, for example, members of the same team or data from different organizational levels. It can be very difficult to collect such data in environments marked by high concerns for anonymity and data privacy. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a procedure for matching survey data without compromising respondents’ anonymity. Design/methodology/approach The paper explains the need for data collection procedures, which preserve anonymity and lays out a process for conducting survey research that allows for responses to be clustered, while preserving participants’ anonymity. Findings Survey research, preserving participants’ anonymity while allowing for responses to be clustered in teams, is possible if researchers cooperate with a custodian, trusted by the participants. The custodian assigns random identifiers to survey entities but does not get access to the data. This way neither the researchers nor custodians are able to identify respondents. This process is described in detail and illustrated with a factious research project. Originality/value Many public management research questions require responses to be clustered in dyads, teams, departments, or organizations. The described procedure makes such research possible in environments with privacy concerns; this is the case with many public administrations.

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Murphy, David, and Hannah Mullens. "Examining the experiences and quality of life of patients with an autism spectrum disorder detained in high secure psychiatric care." Advances in Autism 3, no. 1 (January 3, 2017): 3–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aia-02-2016-0006.

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Purpose Although individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represent a small proportion of forensic psychiatric patients as a group they present with specific difficulties and needs. There is also evidence that if detained individuals with an ASD experience particular difficulties within custodial environments as a result of a mismatch between the difficulties associated with their ASD and the environmental demands. The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of individuals with an ASD admitted to a high secure psychiatric care (HSPC) hospital. Design/methodology/approach Using both a semi-structured interview and a quality of life self-report measure (the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile) the experiences and views of seven patients with an ASD detained in one HSPC hospital were qualitatively explored. Findings Whilst a diverse range of negative and positive aspects of being within HSPC were identified by patients interviewed, those with prison experience thought HSPC was a less stressful environment with more therapeutic opportunities. As a group, patients with an ASD reported a similar or significantly better quality of life in many domains (global, leisure, financial and living situation) compared to other detained forensic patient groups. Practical implications Although most patients with an ASD interviewed reported positive experiences, there are a number of practical improvements that could be made within the hospital to reduce experienced stress levels and perhaps improve therapeutic outcomes. Originality/value Within the context of the Department of Health's autism strategy (2010) and subsequent update think autism (2014), the survey highlights continued ASD awareness training for staff as important. In responding to the risks and needs of individuals with an ASD in HSPC there is further support for the development of an ASD specialist service.

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Elwyn, Laura J., Nina Esaki, and Carolyn A. Smith. "Safety at a girls secure juvenile justice facility." Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities 36, no. 4 (December 14, 2015): 209–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tc-11-2014-0038.

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Purpose – Serious juvenile delinquency is a significant and costly problem in the society. However, custodial environments often exacerbate current problems and promote recidivism. Girls’ delinquency, in particular, may call for trauma-informed approaches within organizations that serve the most serious offenders. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether implementation of a trauma-informed intervention that aims to change the therapeutic stand of the organization, the Sanctuary Model®, corresponded with improved indicators of physical and psychological safety of staff and youth at a female secure juvenile justice facility. Design/methodology/approach – This study utilizes quantitative administrative and performance-based standards (PbS) data routinely collected at the facility. Findings – Findings suggest that the facility was a safer place for both residents and staff after implementation of the model. Its safety indicators also compare favorably to those of the juvenile justice correctional field in general. Research limitations/implications – This study was constrained by a number of limitations, including lack of some desirable detail on the PbS measures and on a comparable field group of girls’ facilities. It is also hard to assess the impact of other concurrent changes in the facility. Future research that addresses these issues would be useful in further determining the utility of the model. Originality/value – This study is the first to examine the impact of a structured trauma-informed organizational change intervention based on therapeutic communities principles, namely the Sanctuary Model, on staff and youth in a secure juvenile justice facility. Findings may be of value to practitioners, administrators, policy makers, and researchers in the corrections field.

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Armstrong, Denise E. "Rites of Passage: Coercion, Compliance, and Complicity in the Socialization of New Vice-Principals." Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 112, no. 3 (March 2010): 685–722. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146811011200308.

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Background/Context Over four decades ago, Arnold van Gennep used the term rites of passage to describe the ceremonial and ritualistic behaviors that marked the passage between social roles. Although the transition from teaching to administration is not as clearly delineated as passages in traditional societies, it is also characterized by socialization rites, rituals, and ceremonies that communicate information about approved administrative behaviors and reinforce organizational roles and structures. Focus of Study This research examined the socialization structures and processes that impacted the transition from teaching to administration. Eight newly appointed vice-principals from an urban Canadian school district were interviewed throughout the school year to determine the people, structures, and events that facilitated or hindered their transition and the challenges they encountered in leading and managing diverse urban schools. Research Design Qualitative methodology was used to explore new vice-principals’ experiences. Purposive sampling was used to represent the diversity of voices based on gender, ethnocultural background, type of school, and number of years of experience as a vice-principal. The vice-principals participated in two semistructured interviews during the school year. Individual responses were coded according to the research questions and further analyzed to determine recurring themes and patterns. Findings/Results The findings revealed that the novice vice-principals experienced separation, initiation, and incorporation rites that tested them physically, mentally, and emotionally. The pervasive pressure of these socialization tactics forced them to comply with normative expectations of the vice-principalship as a custodial disciplinary role and violated their professional rights. Conclusion/Recommendations Coercive socialization practices impact new administrators and their communities negatively and are antithetical to institutional goals of creating equitable schools. School districts, along with regulatory, training, and professional bodies, need to address core issues related to the vice-principalship and the ways in which new school leaders are socialized into administrative roles. Coordinated partnerships and interventions are also needed so that new administrators can develop leadership skills in emotionally and physically safe environments.

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Pettersson, Tove. "Open custody for criminal youth hold back re-offending." Sociologisk Forskning 54, no. 4 (December 20, 2017): 369–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.37062/sf.54.18238.

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In Sweden, youths who commit very serious offences are sentenced to youth custody. This article addresses issues relating to how these children experience being incarcerated, the significance of custodial openness for their everyday institutional lives, and how the experience of more open custodial forms during youth custody sentences is related to re-offending. The empirical data provide support for the significance of more open custodial forms as a means of both providing incarcerated youths with a less destructive environment and increasing the likelihood of more positive re-offending outcomes following their release.

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Mettler, R. "Blindness and Managing the Environment." Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 81, no. 10 (December 1987): 476–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145482x8708101007.

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Existing and proposed environmental modifications are analyzed by means of the model of a competently trained, blind person's movement in both the physical and the attitudinal environment. The motivation to modify the environment is believed to grow out of a lack of understanding of the role that personal knowledge, judgment, and skill play in a blind person's understanding and management of external reality. In the absence of this understanding, the abilities of blind people are minimized greatly, resulting in a custodial response termed “neoinstitutionalization.”

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Faulhaber, Ella, Meghan Custis, Emily Heupel, and Jeongeun Lee. "Acceptance Commitment Therapy Intervention for Custodial Grandfamilies: A Virtual Implementation." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 828. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3035.

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Abstract Custodial grandfamilies often face challenges, such as psychological distress, parenting burden, and grandchildren showing internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Given their circumstances, effective training and education is critical to provide a supportive family environment for both custodial grandparents and custodial grandchildren. The aim of this study was to develop, pilot and evaluate a psychosocial intervention for custodial grandfamilies. The program, interACT, was implemented virtually due to restrictions related to COVID-19. It is an intervention for custodial grandparents (CGPs) and custodial grandchildren (CGC) to improve psychological wellbeing and life skills. Participant eligibility was determined by grandfamilies having Iowa residency and legal guardianship or custody of an 8-12 year old grandchild. The program utilizes the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework, focusing on psychological flexibility, acceptance, and psychosocial resilience for CGPs and CGC. The program used techniques such as mindfulness, self-compassion, and decision-making skills. During the pilot program stage, participants were divided into CGPs and CGC groups, and completed self-paced weekly 45 minute long modules through a program website. To enhance online session experience, Extension staff facilitated hour-long Zoom calls to discuss module contents and foster peer connection for both groups. Findings will be available at the conclusion of the pilot program. We expect to find increased psychological well-being and improved life skills for both groups right after the implementation of the ACT. Findings and limitations will be discussed with practical implication for program implementation via virtual delivery for the current custodial families. Future studies could extend current curriculum to other populations.

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Fokakis, Zoe, Danielle Nadorff, and Ian McKay. "Is Raising Your Grandchild Bad for Your Health? The Association Between Custodial Grandparent Status and Health Biomarkers in Taiwanese Grandparents." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 5 (March 7, 2020): 1753. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051753.

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Data from two waves of the Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study in Taiwan were analyzed to determine the effects of custodial grandparenting on health in a longitudinal sample. Self-reported measures on respondents’ perception of their health, six health biomarkers, the presence of twelve diseases, and a measure of stress were included. Custodial Grandparents (CGPs) were significantly more likely to report worse health than their peers. However, there were no significant differences in biomarkers, and CGPs were only significantly different from non-custodial grandparents (nCGPs) regarding lower respiratory disease. Results suggest that CGPs do not have significantly worse health than nCGPs, but report feeling less healthy. This disparity is suspected to be due to energy levels or stress sources not assessed by the variables in the original study. These results and their implications based upon the stress-coping model elucidate the need to design interventions that incorporate the East Asian cultural values and practices in order to promote better health outcomes for CGP populations overall.

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Clark, Karen, Kellie Mayfield, and Raeda Anderson. "Examining Different Types of Sleep Among Custodial Grandparents During COVID-19." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 1032–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3693.

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Abstract Sleep is associated with healthy living. With increased age, sleep is harder to initiate and maintain. Currently, over two million grandparents have become primary caregivers to their grandchildren and are at risk for poor sleep outcomes. Research shows that grandparent caregivers are at risk for depression due to poor sleep quality. Thus, this study aimed to identify the sleep quality of custodial grandparents to gain a better understanding of sleep patterns during COVID-19 in 2020. Thirty-four custodial grandparents were recruited from the Georgia Division of Aging Kinship Care Support Groups from September through October 2020. Participants were between 42 to 78 years old with a mean age of 57. Participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Stata statistical software was used to analyze the relationship between the sleep quality subscales. Results showed a significant positive relationship for custodial grandparents between sleep quality and daytime dysfunction (χ2=25.993, p=0.002; Γ=0.495, p=0.039) as well as sleep quality and sleep disturbance (χ2=11.129, p=0.084; Γ=0.751, p<0.001). There is a significant positive relationship between daytime dysfunction and sleep duration (χ2=14.984, p=0.091; Γ=0.681, p<.001), where grandparents with daytime dysfunction have longer sleep duration. Findings suggest grandparents with poor sleep quality are more likely to experience daytime dysfunction and have more sleep disturbances in the COVID-19 environment. Our study will benefit researchers and practitioners caring for custodial grandparents and contribute to future research focused on custodial grandparents and sleep quality.

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Clark, Karen C., Susan J. Kelley, and Patricia C. Clark. "Recruiting custodial grandmothers using Facebook." Public Health Nursing 39, no. 2 (October 13, 2021): 488–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12980.

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Akerman, Geraldine. "Offence paralleling behaviour and the custodial good life at HMP Grendon." Forensic Update 1, no. 104 (2011): 20–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsfu.2011.1.104.20.

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This paper is a summary of a presentation at the DFP conference discussing what constitutes offence paralleling behaviour (OPB) in a therapeutic community and the opportunity the environment presents to develop and practise a ‘custodial good life’.

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Jewell, Zoe C., Sky Alibhai, Peter R. Law, Kenneth Uiseb, and Stephen Lee. "Monitoring rhinoceroses in Namibia’s private custodianship properties." PeerJ 8 (August 14, 2020): e9670. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9670.

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Routinely censusing rhinoceros’ populations is central to their conservation and protection from illegal killing. In Namibia, both white (Ceratotherium simum) and black (Diceros bicornis) rhinoceros occur on private land, in the latter case under a custodianship program of the Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET). Black rhinoceros custodian landowners are responsible for the protection of the rhinoceroses on their land and are required to report regularly to the MET. Monitoring imposes a financial burden on custodians yet many of the techniques used involve expensive monitoring techniques that include the need for aerial support and/or animal instrumentation. During May and June 2018, WildTrack undertook a pilot study to census black and white rhinoceros on three private custodianship properties in Namibia. We tested three footprint identification methods for obtaining estimates of rhinoceros populations in an effort to provide less costly alternative monitoring options to rhinoceros custodians. The first was a full monitoring protocol with two components: (a) tracking each individual animal and matching them to their footprints, (b) identifying those individuals from the heel lines on the prints. The second method used simple visual heel line identification ex-situ, and the third method used just an objective footprint identification technique. These methods offer different options of fieldwork labour and cost and were designed to offer monitoring options to custodians that provided information about rhinoceros movement and location, with minimal disturbance to the rhinoceros, and best matched their human and economic resources. In this study, we describe the three methods and report the results of the pilot study to compare and evaluate their utility for rhinoceros monitoring. The first method successfully matched each trail photographed to a known rhinoceros at each site. When the other two methods disagreed with the first, they did so by failing to match single trails to a known rhinoceros, thereby creating fictitious identities consisting of a single trail. This failure occurred twice in one application, but otherwise at most once. We expect this failure can be eliminated through more stringent criteria for collecting photographs of footprints. We also briefly compare the use of footprint monitoring with other commonly used monitoring techniques. On this basis, landowners hosting rhinoceros can evaluate which method best suits their needs and resources.

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Jing, Xiaoli, Lisha Peng, and Kun Dai. "Contextual Factors Influencing Chinese Early Study Abroad Students’ Acculturation Experiences in Canada: An Exploratory Study." SAGE Open 12, no. 1 (January 2022): 215824402210850. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440221085005.

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In order to explore the contextual factors that may influence Chinese early study abroad students’ acculturation experiences in Canada, we conducted in-depth interviews with 20 Chinese early study abroad students and 6 Chinese parents. Using Oppedal and Toppelberg’s acculturation development model as the analytical framework, we identify six microsystem factors (parents, host family, custodian, overseas-study service agent, friends, and church), two mesosystem factors (parents-custodian relationship and custodian-host family relationship), three exosystem factors (social services, public safety, and immigration policies), one majority culture macro factor (multiculturalism), and the time dimension are related to Chinese early study abroad students’ acculturation experiences. In addition to these factors, locosystem factors such as geography, physical environment, and climate of the city in which they live are also important. Based on these findings, we advise all stakeholders to create a supportive and sustainable environment for Chinese early study abroad students to live in Canada.

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Wall, I. F. "Narcolepsy in the custodial setting." Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine 12, no. 5 (October 2005): 274–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.01.002.

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Taylor, Myra F., Ruth Marquis, David Coall, and Celia Wilkinson. "Substance Misuse–Related Parental Child Maltreatment." Journal of Drug Issues 47, no. 2 (December 27, 2016): 241–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022042616683670.

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In Australia, children removed from the parental home because substance use–related child maltreatment issues are commonly placed in grandparent custodial care; however, the longer term relational costs of this approach have yet to be determined. Conventional, summative, and directive content analyses were conducted on data extracted from 88 Australian custodial grandparent completed Grandcarer Needs, Wellbeing and Health Surveys. Conventional analysis revealed the most common reason grandparents gave for their assumption of custodial care was drug use–related acts of parental child maltreatment. Summative analysis revealed antidepressants, marijuana, Valium, ice, and amphetamines were the most commonly used parental drugs and that these drugs were frequently used in combination with dexamphetamine, antipsychotics, heroin, ecstasy, and cocaine. Directed analysis contextualized the strain that drug use–related custodial caregiving places on grandparents’ financial resources, and how this strain is burdensome when the grandparents’ annual income is less than Aus$80,000. It also contextualizes the need for future research to explore family reunification desires/barriers.

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Bratiloveanu, Izabela. "RESPECTING THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE EXECUTION OF SENTENCES AND FREEDOM-DEPRIVING MEASURES RULED BY THE JUDICIARY BODIES DURING A CRIMINAL TRIAL." Agora International Journal of Juridical Sciences 9, no. 4 (February 3, 2016): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.15837/aijjs.v9i4.2329.

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Through Law no. 254/2013 on the execution of punishments and custodial measures ordered by the court in criminal proceedings, continue changing the approach of the treatment of detainees. Transposition of human dignity in the prison environment involves a radical change in conceptions about prison, inmate and his treatment.

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Rijal, Deepak Kumar. "Role of Food Tradition in Conserving Crop Landraces On-Farm." Journal of Agriculture and Environment 11 (September 16, 2010): 107–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/aej.v11i0.3658.

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Local knowledge of crop diversity linked to food traditions, local practices and social norms is documented acquired through interaction with farmers and focus group discussion. Cooking quality of different rice varieties was assessed to see the effects of the environment factors. Different food dishes were assessed by trained cook, urban and rural consumers to identify dishes for market promotion. Diversified food traditions show close links to richness of crop landrace diversity. Crop landraces have substance, symbolic and sign values. Certain food dishes are used as symbolic offerings to different Gods such as lineage God, goddess and spirits of the past ancestors. Of the elaborated dishes tried, taro when prepared with legumes, mutton and fish, was preferred. Such preference was also landrace specific. 'Hattipow' for fried mutton, 'Panchamukhe' with fish and 'Ujarka' for Samosa are preferred. Culinary characters on rice landraces were unaffected by environment factors. The quality of improved variety, however decreased when grown in alien environments. The likelihood of crop landraces to be conserved increases if: a) they are competitive to other options farmers-custodian have b) farmer-custodian and consumers follow socio-cultural norms, and c) traditional dishes still remain popular. Increased demand for landraces and the promotion of landraces derived products help generate income and green jobs which are the same time offers of community incentives to conserve crop landraces on-farm.Key words: Dishes; Landraces; Livelihoods; Traditions; ValuesThe Journal of AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTVol. 11, 2010Page: 107-119Uploaded date: 16 September, 2010

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Belbin, Lee, John A. E. Gibson, Colin Davis, David Watts, and Ewan McIvor. "State of the environment reporting: an Antarctic case study." Polar Record 39, no. 3 (June 26, 2003): 193–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247403002900.

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The requirement for an Antarctic component to the 2001 Australian State of the environment report initiated the development of a state of the environment system designed to remain current, yet minimize the resources required for maintenance. A series of environmental indicators was developed and refined by a group of experts during a period of 18 months. A simple descriptive template and data for each indicator were incorporated into a web-accessible database system called SIMR (System for Indicator Management and Reporting). The system captures indicator data either dynamically from sensors or by web input by indicator custodians. The system also prompts custodians for regular input of evaluations of indicator status. The system (http://www-aadc.aad.gov.au/soe) has been an effective framework for considering all aspects of state of the environment reporting and a practical tool in research and operational aspects of the Australian Antarctic Division.

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Ninal, Nitin S., and Riji Vincent T. "Pattern of custodial deaths: A 5-year retrospective study." IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences 7, no. 4 (January 15, 2023): 104–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2022.025.

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“Death occurring in some form of custodial detention is commonly known as death in custody, such as police cell or prison”. ‘Right to Life’ implies the duty of state to respect and ensure the right to life of each and every individual within their jurisdiction including the individuals held in custody by law enforcement agencies. Studies across the globe have noticed that most of the custodial deaths are natural. Death of a person in custody is always a matter of concern especially when it is unnatural one. This study was undertaken to know the pattern of custodial deaths in different aspects. Out of total 28 cases autopsied during study period of 5 years 26 (92.86%) individuals were prisoners whereas only 2 (7.14%) belonged to police custody. Among 28 cases 23 (82.14%) deaths were natural and 5 (17.86%) were unnatural deaths. Tuberculosis 7 (25%) was most common culprit among natural deaths. Total 25 (89.28%) were male and only 3 (10.72%) were females among study population and most of the cases 7 (25%) belonged to 51-60yr age group. As far as unnatural deaths are concerned 4 deaths were suicidal and only one case was homicidal.

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Czepil, Marija, and Oresta Karpenko. "The foster family in Poland, a custodial and educational environment (XX – the early XXI centuries)." History of the Family 25, no. 3 (October 1, 2019): 369–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1081602x.2019.1669208.

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Cojocaru, Vladimir. "Theoretical-practical approaches regarding the detention regimes in the penitentiaries of the Republic of Moldova." Journal of the National Institute of Justice, no. 3(58) (October 2021): 48–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.52277/1857-2405.2021.3(58).08.

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This article highlighted the specific nature of the execution of custodial sentences in the Republic of Moldova. Similarly, some theoretical and practical aspects of the current difficulties encountered in achieving the purpose of the deprivation of liberty were approached through the proper application of progressive and regressive regimes. Special importance has been given to the identification of the current regulations that determine the placement in different types of prisons with the three detention regimes. Also, this scientific paper draws attention to the necessity to carry out studies aimed at contributing to the formulation of proposals for amending the normative and institutional framework in order to enforce custodial sentences, including the current infrastructure conditions. For a suitable weighting of the necessary efforts in the process of applying new detention regimes. Thus, the legal analysis of the present provisions has attempted to make the present work useful both to the justices and to the academic environment regarding the current realities concerning the application of detention regimes and the need for intervention in this field.

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ASKHAM, JANET, KATE BRIGGS, IAN NORMAN, and SALLY REDFERN. "Care at home for people with dementia: as in a total institution?" Ageing and Society 27, no. 1 (December 6, 2006): 3–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x06005307.

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This article examines three kinds of social relationship likely to be present when people with dementia are cared for at home by relatives or friends: custodial care, an intimate relationship, and home-life. Using Goffman's three defining aspects of custodial care – routinisation, surveillance and mortification of the self – the paper examines whether these characterised the care of people with dementia at home and, if so, whether they conflicted with the intimate relationship and with home-life. The study involved sustained observations and interviews with 20 people with dementia and their carers in and around London, and qualitative analysis of the data. It was found that all three aspects of custodial care were present although not fully realised, and that they led to difficulties, many of which were associated with the concurrent pursuit of an intimate relationship and home-life. In all cases, daily life was routinised partly to help accomplish care tasks but was found monotonous, while surveillance was usual but restrictive, and prevented both the carers and those with dementia from doing things that they wished to do. Those with dementia were distressed by the denial of their former identities, such as car-driver or home-maker, and by being treated like children. Both the carers and the people with dementia had various ways of balancing custodial care, their intimate relationships and home-life, such as combining routines with other activities, evading surveillance or carrying it out by indirect means, and there were many attempts to maintain some semblance of former identities.

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Kumar, Kuldip. "Pattern Of Infections In Custodial Deaths – A Forensic Autopsy Study." Annals of International Medical and Dental Research 8, no. 1 (January 15, 2022): 268–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.53339/aimdr.2022.8.1.35.

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Background: In a country like India, the prisoner cells are not well structured. For instance prisons are known to be a high risk environment for infections like tuberculosis (TB), HIV, HCV, HBV etc. due to overcrowding, low levels of nutrition, poor infection control and lack of accessible healthcare services. This study is an effort to know about the pattern of infections in custodial death cases detected during post mortem examination. Aims and Objectives: To determine the common infections and to know the mortality caused by infections among prisoners in custody, people in police custody and mentally ill patients in mental health institute in Punjab.Methods:This cross sectional study of 100 cases of custodial deaths from 1st Jan 2019 to 4thMay 2021, was carried out in the Forensic Medicine department in collaboration with department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar.Results:Klebsiella Pneumoniae (37.5%) is more common in age group of 10-30 years while Staphylococcus Aureus (35.9%) infection was more common in the age group of 31 to 50 years. Incidence of positive growth of infections was slightly more in female inmates (76.9%) as compared to the males (75.9%). Inmates from urban area background showed more growth of Staphylococcus Aureus (35.7%) than from rural area background(25%).Conclusions:Timely medical diagnosis and treatment of each prisoner with availability of good doctors are the important issues relating to the healthcare of the individuals in custody.

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Muhinat, Bello Bolanle. "Teachers and Students Appraisal of Secondary School as Custodian of Moral Values." Equilibrium: Jurnal Pendidikan 9, no. 3 (September 6, 2021): 258–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.26618/equilibrium.v9i3.5445.

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Abstract. This study examines how secondary school plays its role as a custodian of moral values in society. What it takes to teach moral values in the school. What are the facilities, subjects, punishments, as well as teaching methods adopted by the school? All these are what the study set out to examine. This was verified using 15 purposively sampled secondary schools in the Sokoto metropolis. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A questionnaire with psychometrics properties of 0.72 and 0.81 for validity and reliability respectively, was used to elicit the needed data from the respondents which constituted both teachers and students of the selected schools. The findings reveal the current state secondary school Sokoto state lacks in its role to serve as a custodian of moral values, from its facilities, subjects, enforcing conformity, and teaching strategies. In conclusion, for secondary school to perform its role as custodian of moral values, it was recommended among others that there should be the provision of more facilities conducive to teaching and learning in the schools to enable the secondary school plays its role as a custodian of moral values in the society.

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Taylor, Myra F., Ruth Marquis, Rachel Batten, and David Coall. "Understanding the Mental Health Travails of Custodial Grandparents." Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 32, no. 3 (July 2, 2016): 259–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0164212x.2015.1136255.

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Koehoorn, Mieke, Aleck Ostry, Shahadut Hossain, and Judy Village. "Injury risk associated with physical demands and school environment characteristics among a cohort of custodial workers." Ergonomics 54, no. 8 (August 2011): 767–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2011.592603.

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Boadle, Don. "Reinventing the Archive in a Virtual Environment: Australians and the Non-Custodial Management of Electronic Records." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 35, no. 3 (January 2004): 242–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048623.2004.10755274.

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Keena, Linda D., Eric G. Lambert, Stacy H. Haynes, David May, and Patricia A. Doty. "Testing the Job Demands-Resources Model with Organizational Trust among Prison Staff." Criminal Justice Review 47, no. 2 (February 1, 2022): 148–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07340168221076789.

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Trust is an essential component of effective organizations and may be especially important in corrections because of the unique challenges this work environment presents. In corrections, trust in both supervisors and the administration is critical to ensuring the safety and security of staff, inmates, and the community. Previous research has revealed important implications of organizational trust, but less is known about the workplace factors that shape organizational trust. Scholars have divided these workplace factors into job demands and job resources. Using data from 322 correctional staff (both custodial and non-custodial staff) working at a large prison in the Southern United States, this study tested the job demands-resources model on two types of organizational trust – supervisor trust and administration trust. Specifically, we examined three job demands – role ambiguity, fear of being victimized at work, and role overload – and three job resources – job variety, quality training, and autonomy. Ordinary Least Squares regression results showed that workplace variables predicted both types of organizational trust and were generally stronger predictors than were personal attributes. Moreover, job resources played a greater role than job demands in shaping both supervisor and administration trust.

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Daly, Rachel, and Kimbia Motherskill. "Achieving Autism Accreditation in Cat A Prison." BJPsych Open 8, S1 (June 2022): S20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.118.

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AimsTo ensure autististic prisoners are understood and receive necessary support in custodial environment.Methods1.Prison healthcare staff and discipline staff jointly trained about autism and how it is best managed in prison setting.2.Promotion re-education aids for prisons visually and verbally.3.Prison staff as autistic champions.4.Accessible autistic spectrum lead in healthcare team to coordinate need.Resultspriority that prison becomes autism accredited by national autistic society in progress.ConclusionThere is increase of prisoners with neurodevelopmental disorders and ensuring their needs met in prison and this is CAT A challenging prison environment.

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Anderson, Henry A., Lawrence P. Hanrahan, Deloris N. Higgins, and Priscilla G. Sarow. "A radiographic survey of public school building maintenance and custodial employees." Environmental Research 59, no. 1 (October 1992): 159–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0013-9351(05)80236-1.

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González-Marrón, A., J. M. Martínez-Sánchez, J. C. Martín-Sánchez, N. Matilla Santander, and À. Cartanyà-Hueso. "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" Medicina de Familia. SEMERGEN 45, no. 2 (March 2019): 141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semerg.2018.06.001.

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O’Brien, Daniel Tumminelli. "Custodians and Custodianship in Urban Neighborhoods." Environment and Behavior 47, no. 3 (September 8, 2013): 304–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916513499585.

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Ryan, Cathal, and Michael Bergin. "Procedural Justice and Legitimacy in Prisons: A Review of Extant Empirical Literature." Criminal Justice and Behavior 49, no. 2 (October 28, 2021): 143–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00938548211053367.

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Significant in the management of a safe and secure custodial environment is the compliance of incarcerated persons with the prison rules and the directives of prison officers. In recent years, there has been increased research focus on the role of normative compliance in the prison environment, which is postulated to derive from the perceptions of legitimacy and procedural justice of those who are incarcerated. This article presents the findings of a scoping review of the empirical literature as it relates to procedural justice and legitimacy in prison settings. This literature is charted and then analyzed across two primary themes, namely “Shaping Perceptions of Procedural Justice and Legitimacy” and “Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Compliance.” The presence of normative compliance in prisons and the contribution of procedurally just treatment to perceptions of legitimacy held by persons who are incarcerated are discussed.

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Lambert, Eric G., Kevin I. Minor, Jill Gordon, James B. Wells, and Nancy L. Hogan. "Exploring the Correlates of Perceived Job Dangerousness Among Correctional Staff at a Maximum Security Prison." Criminal Justice Policy Review 29, no. 3 (January 12, 2016): 215–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887403415623618.

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In literature on correctional staff, one poorly understood antecedent of job stress and other negative outcomes is perceived danger from the job. Survey results from 272 staff at a state-run Midwestern maximum security prison were analyzed with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Regression to determine the relationships between personal/work environment variables and perceptions of job danger. Analyses revealed the effects of the personal variables were conditional on staff position (custody vs. non-custody). Irrespective of position, two of seven work environment variables studied (less input into decision making and more daily contact with prisoners) were related to greater perceived risk of harm from the job. Also, greater organizational formalization was related to greater perceived risk among custodial staff. Perceived danger from the job is a real issue, and the current results indicate workplace factors play a role.

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Fletcher, Rebecca, Jane Leaman, Aedin McSloy, and Gillian Leng. "NICE Update NICE public health guidance update." Journal of Public Health 42, no. 4 (November 18, 2019): 861–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz139.

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Abstract This article covers recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance relevant to public health with a focus on suicide prevention. The article concentrates on the ‘Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings’ guideline that underpins the recently published ‘Suicide prevention’ quality standard. The article includes actions that local organizations can take together to prevent suicide and to help people affected by suicide.

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Okoye, Matthias, Erin H. Kimmerle, and Karl Reinhard. "An analysis and report of custodial deaths in Nebraska, USA." Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine 6, no. 2 (June 1999): 77–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90204-3.

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Adorjan, Michael, and Rose Ricciardelli. "The Last Bastion of Rehabilitation: Contextualizing Youth Correctionalism in Canada." Prison Journal 98, no. 6 (November 21, 2018): 655–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032885518811807.

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This article draws on research conducted with Canadian provincial correctional officers who have experience with youth in closed-custodial settings since the enactment of the 2003 Youth Criminal Justice Act. In Canada, where attempts to avoid a full embrace of the punitive turn seem to be persistent, we examine youth justice as the “last bastion” of the rehabilitative ideal as mediated by youth correctional officers. Our findings reveal that while officers retain a clear commitment to the ideal of rehabilitation and a desire to “save” young people, they are increasingly under siege by the changing context of prison, shifting managerial priorities, and the paradox of trying to help convicted youth in an inherently punitive environment.

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Ryan, Brigid, Manrenga Viane, Fran Timmins, Alex Smith, and Claire Anstey. "Bridging the ocean: Kiribati Australia alliance in mental health." Australasian Psychiatry 25, no. 5 (June 29, 2017): 474–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217706822.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to demonstrate the benefits of collaboration between Australia and Kiribati, a Pacific island nation, to enhance Kiribati’s mental health system. Method: The collaboration involved a training program for a Kiribati senior mental health leader in Melbourne, Australia, and service planning including prioritisation of key areas for development. Results: As well as receiving general training in community-based mental health, the Kiribati mental health leader gained skills in modification of the inpatient environment, with plans for implementation in Kiribati within the current limited resources. Future planning will focus on shifting from an emphasis on acute psychiatric treatment and custodial care to a recovery-oriented approach. Conclusion: The international exchange was a positive experience for both the Kiribati participants and their Australian colleagues. Knowledge transfer was achieved in a short time, and service development appropriate and realistic for the Kiribati environment was planned.

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Senier, Laura, Brian Mayer, Phil Brown, and Rachel Morello-Frosch. "School Custodians and Green Cleaners." Organization & Environment 20, no. 3 (September 2007): 304–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1086026607305740.

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Rameshbabu, Anjali, Diane M. Reddy, and Katie A. Ports. "Learning tohealth yourself: a randomized, tailored self-regulation intervention among custodial employees." Health Education Research 33, no. 6 (August 31, 2018): 447–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cyy027.

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Moore, Melanie, and Chris Bayly. "South Australia Kids for Landcare Invests in the Future." Children Australia 16, no. 04 (1991): 23–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200012530.

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Today’s children are the custodians of tomorrow’s environment – and, with that in mind, an all-out effort is being made to educate South Australian children about their important role in the future of Australia as an agriculturally sustainable and profitable nation. Thousands of trees are being propagated, soils are being studied, water is being tested for salinity, frogs are being counted, kids are singing songs about caring for the environment, and country and city schools are linking together.

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Fruhauf, Christine A., Angela Nancy Mendoza, Aimee L. Fox, Heather Greenwood-Junkermeier, Nathaniel R. Riggs, and Loriena A. Yancura. "Positive Health Behavior Changes in Custodial Grandparents and Grandchildren Following an Intervention." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7 (March 29, 2022): 4027. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074027.

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Background: Custodial grandparents experience greater physical health declines and higher rates of depression than their same-age peers who do not provide care, and grandchildren in grandfamilies often have behavior problems. However, few researchers have explored the impact of self-care education on decreasing these negative outcomes. Our study examined how a self-care and life-skills intervention influenced health behavior change in a sample of grandparents and grandchildren. Methods: Data were collected during eleven focus groups (and two interviews) with 55 grandparents, and one focus group with five grandchildren, at 6 months after the 6-week intervention detailed in this paper. Grandparents ranged in age from 46 to 84 years old (M = 62.19, SD = 8.24). Participating grandchildren ranged in age from 9 to 12 years old. Focus group transcripts were coded for content related to grandparents’ and grandchildren’s positive behavior changes following the intervention. Findings: Grandparents reported taking more time for themselves, reducing negative self-talk, increasing healthy physical choices, and having better communication skills after participating in the intervention. Similarly, grandchildren reported increased confidence in making friends, making good decisions, and getting along with others. Findings suggest that a self-care and life skills program show promise for improving the health and wellness of grandfamilies.

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