Meeting the Needs of Autistic Adults and Adults With Learning Disabilities in Prisons in the Midlands, UK

ICPA2024 Presentation by Lauren Smith and Rachael Mason (ICPA2024-PID061)

Authors

Dr Lauren Smith

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Lincoln

Dr. Lauren Smith - Prior to joining the University of Lincoln as a Lecturer in Psychology in 2020, Lauren worked in voluntary sector services supporting people in the Criminal Justice System for 14 years. Her roles included performance and development of services, delivery of resettlement support services in prisons, development, and delivery of support services for people transitioning from the community into prison, delivery of services to families of people in prison, and work within a supported accommodation provider for families and young people. She is now a Senior Lecturer, and her research interests are centred around the rehabilitation and reintegration of people with convictions, including the complex relationships between homelessness, employment, health, addictions, offending and reoffending. Lauren utilises a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to undertake her work.

Ms. Rachael Mason

Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln

Rachael Mason is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care, at the University of Lincoln. Her undergraduate degree is in Psychology and Criminology and her master’s degree is in Forensic Psychology. Rachael has worked for HM Prison and Probation Service delivering accredited Offender Behaviour Programmes for substance users. Following this, Rachael worked in a residential housing project as a Duty Officer and Training Co-ordinator, supporting young people aged 16-25 years old to develop life skills and help them prepare to live independently. Rachael’s main research interests include emergency responses to substance use, and the health and wellbeing of people in the criminal justice system including issues related to substance use. She is a member of the Combating Drugs Partnership/Substance Misuse Core Priority Group for Lincolnshire.

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