Sustaining Change and Effectiveness in Prisons: A study of the perceptions, experiences and attitudes of operational prison staff towards the keyworker scheme in a young offender establishment

The keyworker scheme was introduced in 2018 as part of the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model, proposed by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS, now His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service), in response to the increasing levels of self-harm and violence in prisons....

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Published in:Prison service journal 2023-05 (266), p.36
Main Author: Ignatova, Galina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correctional personnel
Prisoners
Prisons
Probation service
Professional attitudes
Rehabilitation
Self injury
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Summary:The keyworker scheme was introduced in 2018 as part of the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model, proposed by Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS, now His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service), in response to the increasing levels of self-harm and violence in prisons. The OMiC model built on the personal officer scheme, which sought to achieve positive staff-prisoner interaction and encouraged the development of constructive staff-prisoner relationships, associated with improved safety and security and offender rehabilitation.
ISSN:0300-3558
2046-4215