PROTOCOL: Arts‐based interventions for offenders in secure criminal justice settings to improve rehabilitation outcomes: An evidence and gap map

This is the protocol for a Campbell review. The objective of this evidence and gap map is to presents the existing research on the impact of arts-based interventions in secure criminal justice settings (SCJS) that aim to improve desistance outcomes for offenders. It will indicate the quality of available evidence, highlighting the gaps and informing future research priorities. Importantly, it will also identify where the evidence could be systematically reviewed. This would clearly produce a more comprehensive understanding of the available knowledge and an opportunity to move forward in a more direct and focussed way, with the potential to influence research, intervention development, and inform funding decisions

Patients who stay “very long” (10+ years) - An evaluation of patients discharged from low and medium secure forensic services (Oxleas) in the last 15 years

Patients admitted to secure forensic hospitals often experience lengthy admissions. Factors associated with prolonged admissions has been well researched however, there is a lack of analysis on individual unit data. This presentation will explore discharge data for patients spending ten years or more in a Low and Medium Secure Unit in England. A retrospective case note analysis will be undertaken to present the length of stay, socio-demographic and clinical variables of this patient population. Findings will illustrate patient demographic characteristics, criminogenic and mental health history, as well as any co-morbid factor and discharge locations. Clinical implications will discuss admission length, effects on bed availability and changes to the delivery of care