Assisting veterans at HMPs Grendon and Springhill.

Brookes, Michael and Ashton, Chas and Hollis, Amanda (2010) Assisting veterans at HMPs Grendon and Springhill. Prison Service Journal (190). pp. 3-9. ISSN 0300-3558

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Abstract

This article explains how HMP Grendon, a Category B prison accommodating six discrete therapeutic communities, is well placed to assist veterans. Pertinently, the genesis of therapeutic communities lay in the development of a supportive treatment environment for returning Second World War POWs who were experiencing difficulties in adjusting to civilian life. The model was subsequently applied to other mental health and forensic settings during the 1950s and 1960s, including Grendon. Explained is how the regime can address veterans’ needs. This is supported by accounts showing how Grendon has assisted four current residents. The adjacent open prison, HMP Springhill, provides practical help to veterans. This will be described.

Item Type:	Article
Dates:	Date Event July 2010 Published 1 May 2010 Accepted
Subjects:	CAH04 - psychology > CAH04-01 - psychology > CAH04-01-01 - psychology (non-specific) CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-03 - social policy
Divisions:	Life and Health Sciences > Psychology Law and Social Sciences > Criminology and Sociology > Criminology Law and Social Sciences > Criminology and Sociology > Sociology
Depositing User:	Michael Brookes
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2018 08:54
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2025 13:01
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5432

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