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Prisoner peer caregiving: a literature review
Warren Stewart1, Nadia Edmond2
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex, England.
Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|April 6, 2017
Summary
Prisoner caregivers offer significant social care benefits to older inmates. Further training and adapted research methods are essential to fully understand and support this vital role within correctional facilities.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Criminology
- Social Care
Background:
- Older prisoners represent a growing demographic within correctional facilities.
- Peer social care models are increasingly explored to support vulnerable inmate populations.
- Research within prison settings presents unique methodological challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role and benefits of prisoner caregivers for older inmates.
- To identify effective research methodologies for studying caregiving within prisons.
- To highlight challenges and inform future research in correctional environments.
Main Methods:
- A two-stage literature review was employed.
- Systematic review to identify themes in prisoner caregiving literature.
- Narrative review to gather methodological insights for prison-based research.
Main Results:
- Key themes identified: benefits of prisoner caregiving, training needs, and organizational implications.
- Diverse methodological approaches for prison research were documented.
- Challenges included practical issues, power dynamics, and researcher neutrality.
Conclusions:
- Prisoner caregivers play an important role, benefiting individuals and the prison community.
- Enhanced training for caregivers is necessary.
- Further research using prison-appropriate methodologies is recommended to explore this role.