Purpose Given the amount of research examining the association between trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with aggression and violence, few studies have focussed on a UK prison population. Additionally, few have examined the relationship between PTSD symptoms, aggression and violence perpetrated in custody. The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between PTSD and violence against the person in prison, and the association between PTSD and having a conviction for violence against the person. Design/methodology/approach The sample consisted of 110 participants from a male prison in England (young offenders and adult prisoners). They were assessed for PTSD symptoms using the Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS; Briere, 2001), their criminal history and custodial behaviour was analysed. Findings The findings revealed that symptoms of PTSD were significantly associated with violence in prison, however, symptoms of PTSD were not found to be significantly associated with having a violent conviction. Further analysis using logistic regression found having a violent conviction, age and PTSD symptoms were significant predictors of violence in prison. Research limitations/implications The limitations of this study are the reliance on a self-report measure to assess symptoms of PTSD, the small sample size and the absence of a control group. Practical implications The results highlighted the need for staff training and the availability of a service to assess and treat PTSD. This would increase the well-being of offenders and support the current HM Prison Service violence reduction strategies. Originality/value This study provides new research into the UK prison population.

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PTSD是否可以预测英国男性监狱人口中的机构暴力？

目的鉴于有大量研究调查了创伤与创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）与侵略和暴力之间的关系，因此很少有研究针对英国监狱人口。此外，很少有人检查过PTSD症状，在监狱中进行的侵略和暴力之间的关系。本文的目的是探讨PTSD与暴力侵害监狱的人之间的联系，以及PTSD与暴力侵害人的信念之间的联系。设计/方法/方法样本由来自英国男性监狱的110名参与者（年轻罪犯和成年囚犯）组成。使用创伤后应激详细评估（DAPS； Briere，2001）对他们的PTSD症状进行评估，分析他们的犯罪史和保管行为。调查结果调查结果表明，PTSD的症状与监狱中的暴力行为显着相关，但未发现PTSD的症状与暴力定罪明显相关。使用Logistic回归进行的进一步分析发现，有暴力定罪，年龄和PTSD症状是监狱暴力的重要预测因子。研究的局限性/意义本研究的局限性在于依赖自我报告评估PTSD症状，样本量小且没有对照组。实际影响结果表明，需要进行人员培训，并需要提供评估和治疗PTSD的服务。这将增加罪犯的福祉，并支持现行的HM监狱监狱减少暴力战略。