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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
Time: 2:10 am
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Results for elderly inmates (u.k.)
1 results foundAuthor: Omolade, Samuel Title: The needs and characteristics of older prisoners: Results from the Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction (SPCR) survey Summary: This report summarises findings from Sample 2 of Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction (SPCR), a longitudinal cohort study of 2,171 adult prisoners sentenced to between 18 months and four years in 2006 and 2007. It focuses on the needs and characteristics of 115 older prisoners (aged 50 and over) on reception to custody compared to 2,056 younger prisoners (18-49 years old). A degree of caution should be taken in extrapolating findings due to the small numbers in the SPCR sample and that older prisoners received into prison to serve a sentence of between 18 months and four years constituted a relatively small sub-sample of all prisoners aged over 50 at the time of the survey (15% of prison receptions between June 2006 and July 2007). However, this study is still useful in suggesting that older prisoners may have some unique needs which should be considered in targeting resources. Key findings - Older prisoners may have greater health needs than younger prisoners. Of the SPCR sample, they were more likely to report needing help with a medical problem and be considered to have a disability. Older prisoners were also more likely to report long-term sickness/disability as a reason for having been unable to work in the four weeks before custody and were more likely to have been claiming sickness/incapacity benefit in the year before custody. - A higher proportion of older prisoners reported completing a degree/diploma or equivalent or trade apprenticeship, whilst younger prisoners were more likely to report that they had been looking for work or training before coming to custody. - Older prisoners reported lower levels of drug use compared to younger prisoners, with fewer than three in ten older prisoners reporting using any drug before custody compared to the majority of younger prisoners. - Older prisoners in the SPCR sample were less likely than younger prisoners to reoffend in the year following release from custody. They reported that the most important factors in reducing their reoffending were suitable accommodation, fear of returning to prison, family contact and support and employment. Details: London: Ministry of Justice, 2014. 13p. Source: Internet Resource: Analytical Summary: Accessed April 30, 2015 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368177/needs-older-prisoners-spcr-survey.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368177/needs-older-prisoners-spcr-survey.pdf Shelf Number: 135434 Keywords: Elderly Inmates (U.K.)Elderly Prisoners |