Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study
Aims and method The aim was to evaluate an innovative pathway in police custody suites that aimed to specifically address alcohol-related health needs through screening and brief interventions by police custody staff. This paper presents a qualitative investigation of challenges involved in implemen...
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| author | Manuela Jarrett Thomas Mills Jaimee Mallion Susie Sykes Jane Wills Eddie Chaplin |
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The aim was to evaluate an innovative pathway in police custody suites that aimed to specifically address alcohol-related health needs through screening and brief interventions by police custody staff. This paper presents a qualitative investigation of challenges involved in implementing the pathway. Qualitative interviews were carried out with 22 staff involved with commissioning and delivering the pathway; thematic analysis of interview data was then undertaken.
Results
An overarching theme highlights the challenges and uncertainties of delivering brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite. These include challenges related to the setting, the confidence and competence of the staff, identifying for whom a brief intervention would be of benefit and the nature of the brief intervention.
Clinical implications
Our findings show that there is a lack of clarity over how alcohol-related offending can be identified in police custody, whose role it is to do that and how to intervene.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ffc981de8cb14fd1a21ea8728b19888d2025-08-20T02:49:19ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47082024-10-014829329910.1192/bjb.2024.48Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative studyManuela Jarrett0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8058-2916Thomas Mills1Jaimee Mallion2Susie Sykes3Jane Wills4Eddie Chaplin5University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKLondon South Bank University, London, UKLondon South Bank University, London, UK National Children's Bureau, London, UKLondon South Bank University, London, UKLondon South Bank University, London, UKLondon South Bank University, London, UKAims and method The aim was to evaluate an innovative pathway in police custody suites that aimed to specifically address alcohol-related health needs through screening and brief interventions by police custody staff. This paper presents a qualitative investigation of challenges involved in implementing the pathway. Qualitative interviews were carried out with 22 staff involved with commissioning and delivering the pathway; thematic analysis of interview data was then undertaken. Results An overarching theme highlights the challenges and uncertainties of delivering brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite. These include challenges related to the setting, the confidence and competence of the staff, identifying for whom a brief intervention would be of benefit and the nature of the brief intervention. Clinical implications Our findings show that there is a lack of clarity over how alcohol-related offending can be identified in police custody, whose role it is to do that and how to intervene. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469424000482/type/journal_articlePolice custodyalcoholbrief interventionpublic healthqualitative |
| spellingShingle | Manuela Jarrett Thomas Mills Jaimee Mallion Susie Sykes Jane Wills Eddie Chaplin Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study BJPsych Bulletin Police custody alcohol brief intervention public health qualitative |
| title | Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study |
| title_full | Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study |
| title_short | Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study |
| title_sort | challenges to the real world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite qualitative study |
| topic | Police custody alcohol brief intervention public health qualitative |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469424000482/type/journal_article |
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