CJUS 640 Colorado Technical University Inmates Suicide Research Paper
- 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.
- How prevalent is the incidence of prisoner suicide? Explain in detail.
- 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.
- 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.
- The policy should reference state and national standards.
- The policy should also reflect staff and budget considerations.
