Dooley: Effects Of Imprisonment

Question 1

Dooley aim

Answer 1

To investigate all unnatural deaths that occurred in prisons in England and wales between 1972 and 1987

Question 2

Dooley procedure

Answer 2

A content analysis of prison department records
A checklist used included social psychiatric and forensic history to analyse data
Groups recorded as suicide were compared to those not recorded as suicide

Question 3

Dooley (silly name) findings

Answer 3

442 unnatural deaths were recorded, 300 were recorded as suicide and the rest (142) were recorded with a variety of verdict including misadventure and consciously self injury

Question 4

Dooley conc

Answer 4

The increase in suicide and unnatural deaths is attributed to overcrowding and prisoners stress