Select Committee on Home Affairs Written Evidence


Annex 1

MQPL ITEMS AND THE DIMENSIONS THEY LOAD ONTO




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RespectMost staff address and talk to me in a respectful manner.
I feel that I am treated with respect by staff in this prison.
My legal rights as a prisoner are respected in this prison.
This prison is poor at treating prisoners with respect.
I am treated as a person of value in this prison.
HumanitySome of the treatment I receive in this prison is degrading.
Most staff here treat me with kindness.
I am being treated as a human being in here.
Relationships between staff and prisoners in this prison are good.
RelationshipsI receive support from staff in this prison when I need it.
Personally, I get on well with the officers on my wing.
I have been helped significantly with a particular problem by a member of staff
in this prison.
Staff pick arguments with prisoners in this prison.
Most staff in this prison show concern and understanding towards me.
TrustI trust the officers in this prison.
This prison is good at placing trust in prisoners.
I feel that I am trusted quite a lot in this prison.
Most staff in this prison are honest and truthful.
FairnessMost staff here treat prisoners fairly when applying the rules.
Privileges (like enhanced and extra visits) are given and taken fairly in this
prison.
Overall, I am treated fairly by staff in this prison.
The rules and regulations in this prisonare made clear to me.
In general, I think that the disciplinary system in here is fair.
It is hard for me to obtain information about the prison regime and the rules
and regulations in this prison.
This prison is poor at giving reasons for decisions made about me.
Control and Restraint procedures are used fairly in this prison.
Order and SecurityThis is a well controlled prison.
Staff in this prison respond promptly to emergency cell call bells.
Staff carry out their security tasks well in this prison.
This prison is good at delivering a structured and predictable regime so that you
know where you stand.
Supervision of prisoners is poor in this prison.
The level of drug use in this prison is quite high.
This prison is well organised.
Staff respond promptly to incidents in this prison.
The level of security in this prison means that I can usually get away with things.
This prison does a lot to prevent drugs being smuggled in.
SafetyI have no difficulty with other prisoners in here.
There is a lot of threats/bullying in here.
I feel safe from being injured, bullied or threatened by other prisoners in here.
I feel safe from being injured, bullied or threatened by staff in this prison.
This prison is good at delivery personal safety.
Generally I fear for my physical safety.
Bullying behaviour by prisoners is not tolerated in this prison.
Victims of bullying get all the help from staff that they need.
Development: PrisonThe work I do in this prison is helping me to develop myself.
The education I do in this prison is helping me to develop myself.
This prison allows me to make good use of my time
I get a lot out of the activities I take up here.
I am encouraged to work towards goals/targets in this prison.
Doing gym and sports in this prison helps me to feel positive.
Development:I am being helped to lead a law-abiding life on release in the community.
ResettlementThis prison encourages me to think about and plan for my release.
My time here seems like a chance to change.
Every effort is made by this prison to help prisoners to stop committing offences
on release from custody.
Development:
My participation in the Offending Behaviour courses (like ETS) in here has
Offending Behaviourhelped me to develop myself.
ProgrammesI learned a lot from Offending Behaviour courses in here.
My thinking has improved as a result of Offending Behaviour courses I have
taken in here.
My behaviour has improved as a result of Offending Behaviour courses I have
taken in here.
My chances of going straight are better as a result of Offending Behaviour
courses I have taken whilst in this prison.
I feel I have been encouraged to address my offending behaviour whilst in this
prison.
Development: FamilyStaff help prisoners to maintain contact with their families.
I am able to receive visits often enough in this prison.
The length of time for each visit is long enough.
I am able to maintain meaningful contact with my family whilst I am in this
prison.
DignityI am given adequate opportunities to keep myself clean and decent.
This prison provides adequate facilities for me to maintain a presentable
appearance.
The quality of my living conditions is poor.
Prisoners spend too long locked up in their cells in this prison.
I am given adequate opportunities to keep my living area clean and decent.
When important decisions are made about me in this prison, I am treated as an
individual, not a number.
Prisoners are treated decently in the Segregation Unit in this prison.
Entry into CustodyWhen I first came into the prison I felt looked after.
When I first came into the prison I felt worried and confused.
In my first few days in this prison, staff treated me as an individual.
I did felt extremely alone during my first three days in this prison.
The Induction process in this prison helped me to know what to expect in the daily regime and when it would happen.
Suicide and Self-This prison is good at providing care for those who are at risk of suicide.
Harm PreventionIt is easy getting to see a Listener in here.
The prevention of self-harm and suicide is seen as a top priority in this prison.
Race RelationsRace complaints are taken seriously in this prison.
Black and Asian prisoners are treated unfairly in this prison by comparison to
white prisoners.
Racist comments by staff are rare in this prison.
There is respect for all religious beliefs in this prison.
This prison encourages good race relations.
HealthcareThis prison is good at improving the well-being of prisoners who have drug
problems.
Wing staff take an interest in helping to sort out my health care needs.
Health care provision here is as good as I would expect to receive outside.
Anyone with a drug problem coming into this prison gets the help they need to
detoxify safely.





 
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