The health needs of imprisoned female juvenile offenders: The views of the young women prisoners and youth justice professionals

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 66-76

  Douglas, Nicola ^a   Plugge, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female juvenile prisoners; Needs assessment; Prison health; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM; EMOTIONALITY; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; JUSTICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRISONERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WALES;

EID: 44949217610     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449200802038256     Document Type: Review

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