CJUS640 Corrections Policy Development Paper I attaching an outline, so should be easy to follow. Key Assignment Draft Suicide is recognized as a crit

CJUS640 Corrections Policy Development Paper I attaching an outline, so should be easy to follow.

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:

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. Bianca Lopez
CJUS640
4/30/19
Key Outline
Introduction:
Suicide seems to be an issue nationwide when it comes to inmates in prisons but is still an issue
in jails as well. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in U.S. jails (Metzner, 2002).
Suicide rates in U.S. jails are three times higher than in prisons (Mumola, 2005) and nine times
higher than in the general U.S. This is another issue that has not received enough attention.
Part one:
❖ Prevalence:
➢ Large percentages occur after those who have recent mental health services
➢ 1/3 are found to have a psychiatric history
❖ Factors
➢ 60 percent have psychiatric disorders
➢ Mental conditions
➢ Substance abuse
➢ Characteristic
➢ History
❖ Circumstances that cause suicide
➢ Pre-trail offenders
➢ Harsh sentences
➢ Overcrowding
➢ HIV
➢ stress
❖ Obligations of prison guards
➢ Communication
➢ Routine security checks
Part two:
❖ Correctional department responsibility and policy
➢ Line Staff
❖ Major components
➢ Training
➢ Identification
➢ Referral
➢ Assessment
➢ Intervention
❖ Inmate records
➢ Mental
➢ Psychiatric
➢ Medicines
❖ State and Federal policies
➢ Examples
❖ Staff budget
❖ Conclusion

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