This review examined various factors relating to staff assaults, common triggers and the departmental policies for reporting assault incidents.
Assaults on staff in Western Australian prisons
- Background
- Conclusion
- Key Findings
- Recommendations
- Methodology
- Scope
- Publication details
- Policy Directive 41 - Reporting of incidents and additional notifications
- Mental health concerns and intellectual disability
- Female prisoners
- Prisoner engagement in meaningful activities
- Facility placement and security rating
- Overcrowding
- Trigger patterns
- Unnecessary escalation of incidents
- Poor quality assurance practices
- Report quality