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Suicide In Jails
The United States is plagued by a countless number of social dilemmas.
Although not in constant public scrutiny, suicide is a serious problem which has
seemed to have lost importance. When suicide is coupled with arrest and
incarceration it becomes an increasingly complex situa ....
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systems. Placing an individual in isolation may be a form of protection, but
this gives the individual an opportunity to concentrate on feelings of
hopelessness (Winkler 1992). Hopelessness can be defined as the presence of
despair and negative feelings about the future (Shneidman 1987).Isolation can
also produce a severe threat to those inmates who have difficulty with coping
abilities as this only encourages future deterioration. Undoubtedly, isolation
is often necessary to contain a person, or to prevent injury to the individual
and, or other inmates. Individuals who are exper ....
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