What should happen after the death of a probationer? Learning from suicide investigations in prison. (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phillips, Jake
• Is Part Of: Probation journal. Volume 67:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 65
• Page End: 70
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: probation -- deaths on probation -- accountability -- investigations -- lesson -- learning; Probation -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 364.6305
• DOI: 10.1177/0264550519899994
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-5505

Abstract

In this comment piece, I explore the relevance of Tomczak's (2019) book Prison Suicide: What Happens Afterwards for those of us working and researching in the field of probation. I argue that many of the findings from Tomczak's research are relevant when thinking about how to enhance accountability and knowledge around the deaths of people under probation supervision.