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Producing gender-blind drug knowledge and representations in prison spaces

Producing gender-blind drug knowledge and representations in prison spaces This paper aims to examine knowledge production and problem representation with regard to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons (HMCIP) annual reports.Design/methodology/approachSeven annual reports published by HMCIP for England and Wales between 2014 and 2020 have been systematically reviewed drawing on thematic analysis.FindingsThis paper demonstrates how framing in HMCIP annual reports produced a characterisation of NPS in prisons that inadvertently obstructed gender-sensitive knowledge production and problem representation. The framing formalised knowledge silences about spice in women’s prisons.Originality/valueHMCIP annual reports monitor drugs in prisons and this affects how these spaces are represented to government and other stakeholders. This paper provides theoretical and practical insights into how gender-blind knowledge is produced by discussing examples of gender-blind drug representations in a specific policy context. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Drugs and Alcohol Today Emerald Publishing

Producing gender-blind drug knowledge and representations in prison spaces

Drugs and Alcohol Today , Volume 21 (3): 11 – Sep 8, 2021

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Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
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1745-9265
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1745-9265
DOI
10.1108/dat-11-2020-0075
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Abstract

This paper aims to examine knowledge production and problem representation with regard to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons (HMCIP) annual reports.Design/methodology/approachSeven annual reports published by HMCIP for England and Wales between 2014 and 2020 have been systematically reviewed drawing on thematic analysis.FindingsThis paper demonstrates how framing in HMCIP annual reports produced a characterisation of NPS in prisons that inadvertently obstructed gender-sensitive knowledge production and problem representation. The framing formalised knowledge silences about spice in women’s prisons.Originality/valueHMCIP annual reports monitor drugs in prisons and this affects how these spaces are represented to government and other stakeholders. This paper provides theoretical and practical insights into how gender-blind knowledge is produced by discussing examples of gender-blind drug representations in a specific policy context.

Journal

Drugs and Alcohol TodayEmerald Publishing

Published: Sep 8, 2021

Keywords: Thematic analysis; Framing; New psychoactive substances; Gender-blindness; Gendered drug knowledge; Prison inspections

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