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Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health (2015)
Journal Article
Penson, W., Woodall, J., South, J., Dixey, R., De Viggiani, N., & Penson, B. (2015). Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 11(2), 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-10-2014-0039

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: Formalised support services for prisoners that rely on peer methods of delivery show promising health and social outcomes but there is also conjecture that negative effects, both at an individual and organ... Read More about Expert views of peer-based interventions for prisoner health.

Adapting needs assessment methodologies to build integrated health pathways for people in the criminal justice system (2012)
Journal Article
De Viggiani, N., & De Viggiani, N. (2012). Adapting needs assessment methodologies to build integrated health pathways for people in the criminal justice system. Public Health, 126(9), 763-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2012.05.030

Criminal justice health services should be underpinned with good public health evidence about the population's health needs. Health needs assessment methodologies can provide valuable intelligence for commissioners to evaluate the quality of services... Read More about Adapting needs assessment methodologies to build integrated health pathways for people in the criminal justice system.

Surviving Prison: Exploring prison social life as a determinant of health (2006)
Journal Article
de Viggiani, N. (2006). Surviving Prison: Exploring prison social life as a determinant of health. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 2(2), 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449200600935653

Prison social environments play an important role in the health of prisoners. How they respond to imprisonment is partially dependent upon how effectively they integrate into an institution’s social structure, learn to fit in with others and adapt to... Read More about Surviving Prison: Exploring prison social life as a determinant of health.