Psychological Wellbeing in Prisons and Corrections
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 8625
Special Issue Editor
Interests: police psychology; prison psychology; sports psychology; jury selection; jury decision-making; athletes and offending behaviours; eyewitnesses and crime; Indigenous people and the justice system; history of capital punishment in Australia
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent research relating to mental health and corrections indicates that there is a substantial need for increased empirical attention to be placed on the psychological wellbeing of individuals involved in the system. The importance of gaining a better understanding of how offenders, as well as those working in the system, cope with the daily challenges they face is paramount to the creation of proactive interventions aimed at reducing the likelihood of these individuals experiencing serious mental health issues. As such, this Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health will focus on psychological wellbeing as it relates to prison and correctional environments, broadly defined. Potential topics include examinations of the psychological wellbeing of prisoners, prison officers, justice workers, community corrections officers, parole and probation officers, as well as others involved in the correctional system. Submissions may include empirical studies, evaluations of interventions, or the development of models aimed at positively impacting the wellbeing of individuals within the prison and correctional systems.
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Pfeifer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Psychological wellbeing
- Corrections
- Prisons
- Offender
- Prison officers
- Community corrections officers
- Probation officers
- Parole officers
