Scenario - Stuart is 20 years old and is on remand in relation to an alleged offence of burglary. He is of slight build and can be quick tempered. He has been in custody on several occasions and has a history of self-harm. He was taken into care when he was 14, but still had contact with some members of his family. Before his arrest Stuart was working on a building site. His girlfriend is pregnant and lives some distance away from the prison. Stuart has been lethargic over the last few days and rather uncommunicative. One of the prison officers has reported a rumour that Stuart is being picked on by other inmates in relation to debts and is concerned about his welfare.
Here are some facts -
1) Rates of suicide for young males have increased over the last few
years.
2) Rates of suicide in prisons in England and Wales have risen in recent years. (Between 1984-1994 there were 387 deaths in custody.)
3) Suicide rates in prison are about four times the rates in the community and the response of staff to inmate distress is crucial.
4) Research indicates that bullying in prison can contribute to distress and depression, as can things such as strip searches.
5) Risk factors in relation to suicide include membership of disrupted
families which may have a history of suicide, drug abuse, failure,
unemployment and depression.
6) Certain events can ‘trigger’ suicide attempts. e.g. ending of
relationships, anniversaries etc.
Write a conclusion based on what you have read on the likelihood of Stuart making a suicide attempt?
THANK YOU!
well if the pregnant girlfriend breaks up with him that would totaly make him unstable, and if the inmates are picking on him he will most likely go over the edge and self harm. if he starts this the other inmates most likely will be like ‘dude this guy is messed up- lets piss on him’
i have no idea what lethargic means but was he in finantial trouble? cos if he was he has about a 70% chance of commiting suicide. mabie.
my conclusion, is based on what i have just read and it tells me that Stuart WILL not make a suicide attempt, its called case history and the facts–yours–
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OK, so we have some limited information about Stuart’s situation, his behaviour in response to his situation and we have 6 statements relating to general facts and statistics, but we hardly know anything about his underlying personality, his character or his motivations. Without that vital information any conclusion would effectively be a wild guess.
I have read, however, that people with a history of self-harm rarely commit suicide.