TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Blood on the walls: self-mutilation in prisons
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
A1  - Groves, Abigail
SP  - 49
EP  - 64
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
N2  - Self-mutilation or self-harm is a recognised problem within custodial environments in the English-speaking world. This article utilises the work of Michel Foucault in relation to disciplinary power to provide a fresh analysis of this problem, locating its emergence within the exercise of this power. It also examines various strategies developed by custodial authorities to manage self-harm, as well as the sociological, psychological and criminological discourses that have emerged around it, in order to explore their role in the production and persistence of this problem.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/acri.37.1.49
ID  - ref1
ER  -