Exploring the life stories of young adult men in prison with a history of dual harm (opens in new tab)

People who engage in both self-harm and violence (‘dual harm’) in prison cause widespread disruption to prison services. Whilst the behavioural profile of such individuals is gaining attention, there is very little research which explores their life histories and how these contextualise their dual harm. This study qualitatively explored how five young men in a medium secure prison in England with a history of dual harm (in the community, prison, or both) made sense of their life experiences a...