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Painful Lives: Understanding Self-harm amongst care-experienced women in prison

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Painful Lives: Understanding Self-harm amongst care-experienced women in prison. / Fitzpatrick, Claire; Hunter, Katie; Shaw, Julie et al.
In: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Vol. 23, No. 3, 31.07.2023, p. 348-365.

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Harvard

Fitzpatrick, C, Hunter, K, Shaw, J & Staines, J 2023, 'Painful Lives: Understanding Self-harm amongst care-experienced women in prison', Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 348-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958211067914

APA

Fitzpatrick, C., Hunter, K., Shaw, J., & Staines, J. (2023). Painful Lives: Understanding Self-harm amongst care-experienced women in prison. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 23(3), 348-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958211067914

Vancouver

Fitzpatrick C, Hunter K, Shaw J, Staines J. Painful Lives: Understanding Self-harm amongst care-experienced women in prison. Criminology and Criminal Justice. 2023 Jul 31;23(3):348-365. Epub 2022 Jan 17. doi: 10.1177/17488958211067914

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Fitzpatrick, Claire ; Hunter, Katie ; Shaw, Julie et al. / Painful Lives : Understanding Self-harm amongst care-experienced women in prison. In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 2023 ; Vol. 23, No. 3. pp. 348-365.

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