Corrections Policy Development

Corrections Policy Development

Key Assignment Draft

Suicide is recognized as a critical problem within the jail environment for inmates faced with the issue of initial incarceration, but the issue of prison suicide has not received comparable attention. Although the rate of suicide in prisons is lower than in jails, it remains disproportionately high.

Your job is to conduct research on prison suicide and develop a policy to be implemented at your respective prison.

Assignment Guidelines

Address the following in 5–7 pages: Use the attached outline and expand upon it

  • Part 1: The first section of your paper will be based on research.
    • How prevalent is the incidence of prisoner suicide? Explain in detail.
      • What factors seem to contribute the most to prisoner suicide? Explain in detail, and use scholarly and academic resources to fully support your arguments.
    • What are the characteristics and histories of victims of prisoner suicide? Explain.
    • Where and under what circumstances is prisoner suicide likely to occur? Be detailed in your response, and provide examples to support your arguments.
    • Why are prison officials obligated to address the problem of prisoner suicide?
      • You must research and identify studies of both state and federal inmates.
  • Part 2: Develop a policy/program aimed at prevention of inmate suicide in your prison.
    • Identify and describe key correctional departments and others, such as line staff, who should be involved in implementation of the policy and the role they should play.
      • Be specific and detailed in your response when explaining the importance of line staff.
    • The policy should address major components such as:
      • Training
      • Identification
      • Referral
      • Assessment
      • Intervention
    • In your policy, identify the types of records that are to be maintained.
  • The policy should reference state and national standards.
  • The policy should also reflect staff and budget considerations.

You should research standards set by the American Correctional Association, American Medical Association, and American Public Health Association, National Commission on Correctional Health Care Standards.

Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

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Corrections Policy Development

Part 1

Prevalence of Prison Suicide

In the last few decades, the number of suicides that take place in the prisons has been considerably high. The high number of suicides has in the recent past motivated many researchers into delving into the issue so as to address amicable solutions that would reverse the trend. Based on gender, it has been reported that most of the suicides that take place are perpetrated by female prisoners who are incarcerated in various jails and prisons across the country (Marzano, Fazel, Rivlin, & Hawton, 2010).  The research that has been conducted has also suggested that most of the people who commit suicide are individuals who have been sentenced for short periods compared to others who are serving long sentences such as life sentences.

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