Table 1.
Sample demographics
| Characteristic Total (N = 221) | Mean (s.d.) or N (Percentage) |
|---|---|
| Age | 31.3 (9.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 87 (39.4) |
| White Other | 34 (15.4) |
| Black African/Black Caribbean | 56 (25.3) |
| South Asian | 16 (7.2) |
| Mixed/Other | 28 (12.7) |
| Nationality | |
| UK | 188 (85.5) |
| Foreign National (including EU) | 32 (14.5) |
| Employment status at the point of entry to prison | |
| Employed | 105 (47.5) |
| Unemployed | 116 (52.5) |
| Highest qualificationa | |
| None | 71 (32.4) |
| Any (GSCE/A-level; Degree; Certificate) | 148 (67.6) |
| Age left school | 15.4 (2.5) |
| Relationship status | |
| Single | 184 (83.3) |
| Married/Cohabiting | 37 (16.7) |
| Living situation (prior to prison) | |
| Fixed accommodation (incl. family) | 177 (80.1) |
| No accommodation | 44 (19.9) |
| Previous diagnosis of anxiety/depression | 68 (30.8) |
| Index offence | |
| Violence against the person (e.g. ABH, GBH, Murder) | 54 (24.5) |
| Weapons | 16 (7.3) |
| Theft/Handling | 39 (17.7) |
| Burglary | 27 (12.3) |
| Robbery | 10 (4.5) |
| Drugs | 21 (9.5) |
| Fraud/Forgery | 15 (6.8) |
| Sexual offences | 10 (4.5) |
| Other (e.g. Motoring; Breach of court order) | 21 (9.5) |
| Prev. hist. of violent offending | 77 (34.8) |
| Sentence length >18 monthsa | 70 (33.6) |
| Prisoner statusa | |
| Newly sentenced | 121 (55.3) |
| Transferred from other prison | 56 (25.6) |
| Recalled to prison (license breach) | 42 (19.2) |
Demographic information for a sample of male sentenced prisoners (N = 221) residing in a large Category B prison in south London. Notes: Demographic information assessed using a self-report questionnaire. Forensic information (i.e. index offence, sentence length, prisoner status) gathered from prison records. History of violent offending measured using self-report questionnaire.
a
Sample size <221 due to missing data.