RT Article
T1 Developing evidence for a national strategy for older adults in the criminal justice system: overview of the nominal group approach for this series of brief reports
JF The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
VO 36
IS 1
SP 105
OP 120
A1 O'Neill, Adam
A2 Shaw, Jennifer
A2 Heathcote, Leanne
A2 Hewson, Thomas
A2 Mulligan, Lee
A2 Robinson, Louise
A2 Newton-Clarke, Anna
A2 Thompson, Ellie
A2 Wong, Evelyn
A2 Barnett, Kim
A2 Lerigo, Fiona
A2 Bowden, Jana
A2 Gutridge, Kerry
A2 Minchin, Matilda
A2 Edge, Dawn
A2 Ware, Stuart
A2 Falvey, Rhian
A2 Robinson, Catherine A
A2 Senior, Jane
A2 Forsyth, Katrina
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1915299543
AB The number of people aged 50 and over entering the criminal justice system (CJS) in England and Wales is growing. This raises questions as to the suitability of the CJS to equitably accommodate individuals with complex illness or impairment, who might experience difficulties in cognitive function, frailty, and/or impaired mobility. Findings from the government, the third sector, and academic literature have highlighted the difficulties experienced by older adults in the CJS and those tasked with supporting them. To inform the development of the Ministry of Justice’s national strategy for older people in prison, we conducted a series of nominal focus groups with policy makers, practitioners, prison staff, representatives from the third sector, and academics, each focusing on a specific topic area that impacts older adults in prison. These were: 1) older adult trajectories; 2) long term conditions; 3) dementia; 4) mental health; 5) social care; 6) end of life care; 7) women; 8) ethnicity; and 9) COVID-19. An additional nominal group was also held with older adults currently in prison to discuss what they thought should be included in the national strategy more broadly. This paper presents the methodology of the nominal groups and subsequent analysis, as well as providing a rationale for the research. It serves as a precursor to a series of papers reporting and discussing the findings of the topic-specific nominal groups.
K1 Thematic Analysis
K1 nominal groups
K1 CRIMINAL justice system
K1 Prison
K1 Older Adults
DO 10.1080/14789949.2024.2438882