Young Offenders, Segregation and Communication Support Needs
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Young Offenders, Segregation and Communication Support Needs
IRAS ID
209939
Contact name
D Fitzsimons
Contact email
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
-, -
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
This project has two aims:\n- to determine (by use of formal language assessment) language and communication abilities of young men who have been recently placed in the segregation unit of HMYOI Polmont by use of standardized language assessment;\n- to determine (through interview) the views of the young men themselves about their own communication skills.\nWhile there is firm evidence that a significant proportion of young offenders have communication and language difficulties, little work has been done on establishing the views of this group about\ntheir own language/communication skills. This study aims to address this gap in the literature by:\ndescribing the language/communication skills and views of this group;\nusing the results to:\noffer participants insights into their own language and communication abilities\nInform staff training in this area and enhance language and communication support for this group.\nParticipants are young men aged 16-21 with English as a first language who are currently incarcerated at Polmont HMYOI and who have been in the segregation unit there within the two months prior to involvement with the study. This project is funded by Queen Margaret University.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
16/WS/0131
Date of REC Opinion
13 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion