Citation

Ireland JL. J. Adolesc. 2002; 25(6): 669-679.

Affiliation

Psychology Department Ashworth Hospital, Maghull L31 1HW, UK. IrelandJ@ashworth.nwest.nhs.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12490184

Abstract

The present study describes 107 incidents of bullying recorded by staff on "Bullying Incident Reports" (BIRs) at a male Young Offender Institution. The most frequently recorded type of bullying was psychological/verbal. Bullies had been placed on a governor's report prior to the BIR and found guilty on significantly more occasions than victims. Victims were significantly more likely than bullies to be seen as at risk of/actually displaying self-injurious behaviour during their incarceration. Most bullying incidents took place in cells/accommodation or in classrooms/the education block. The results are discussed with reference to how useful official records of bullying are as a method of measuring the nature/extent of bullying.

Language: en