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Lawless, Kerry and Kelliher, Sharon (2021) An Overview of the Traveller Mediation Service Peer Mediation in Prisons Programme 2016 to 2019. Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis, 7 (1). ISSN 2009-7170
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Abstract
Due to the highly restrictive nature of the prison environment, with large numbers of
diverse personalities living in extremely close proximity to one another and some with a
propensity for violent behaviour, prisons can be dangerous places. Prisons are too often
places of conflict, violence, and fear (Condry and Scharff Smith, 2018), where conflict
can develop and escalate rapidly. Such conflict almost always has a negative impact,
both physically and mentally, on prisoners and staff. It was in this context that TMS
developed a unique and innovative approach to conflict prevention and resolution within
the Irish Prison Service (IPS)...
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Traveller Mediation Service; Peer Mediation; Prisons Programme 2016 to 2019; Peer Mediation in Prisons (PMP) initiative; JMACA; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Edward M Kennedy Institute |
| Item ID: | 15190 |
| Identification Number: | 10.33232/jmaca.7.1.15190 |
| Depositing User: | Kennedy Institute |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2022 16:09 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis |
| Publisher: | Maynooth Academic Publishing |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/15190 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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