Suicidal behaviour in prisons: Learning from Australian and international experiences

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-307

  Camilleri, Peter ^a   McArthur, Morag ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICY; PRISON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; BENCHMARKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POLICY MAKING; PRISONERS; PRISONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 49649109131     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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