Agency The final principle posited by Haigh (2013) relates to agency. Service users mainly referred to experiences of agency involving shared responsibility within specified limits. Staff also frequently referred to experiences of shared responsibility, in addition to peers policing each other. While all service users (6/6) and staff (6/6) described experiencing the concept of agency within the LDTC, this was mentioned more frequently by staff (78) than service users (46). Do any further important principles exist within the social climate of the LDTC that are not captured by current TC theory? The results are presented with reference to a thematic map (see Figure 1), outlines a number of themes related to additional principles in the LDTC environment along with their prevalence/importance. The main themes identified were labelled Security and Risk, Trust, More Physical Freedom and Responsivity. The themes and their respective subthemes are discussed below. The paper focuses specifically on those themes that were recurrent and important to participants as to be considered a TC principle, concepts need to be generaliseable to the LDTC as a whole. Other important but not recurrent themes included; on’, reflective’, fit with the ‘moving ‘being ‘staff LDTC’. INSERT - Figure I: Thematic map Security & Risk While not mentioned as frequently by service users (2/6) security and risk was discussed more regularly by staff (5/6). When talking about security and risk, participants highlighted two subthemes, which relate to management of security and risk within the LDTC and its high secure status: ‘observations’ and ‘searches’.
Agency The final principle posited by Haigh (2013) relates to agency. Service users mainly referred to experiences of agency involving shared responsibility within specified limits. Staff also frequently referred to experiences of shared responsibility, in addition to peers policing each other. While all service users (6/6) and staff (6/6) described experiencing the concept of agency within the LDTC, this was mentioned more frequently by staff (78) than service users (46). Do any further important principles exist within the social climate of the LDTC that are not captured by current TC theory? The results are presented with reference to a thematic map (see Figure 1), outlines a number of themes related to additional principles in the LDTC environment along with their prevalence/importance. The main themes identified were labelled Security and Risk, Trust, More Physical Freedom and Responsivity. The themes and their respective subthemes are discussed below. The paper focuses specifically on those themes that were recurrent and important to participants as to be considered a TC principle, concepts need to be generaliseable to the LDTC as a whole. Other important but not recurrent themes included; ‘moving on’, ‘being reflective’, ‘staff fit with the LDTC’. INSERT - Figure I: Thematic map Security & Risk While not mentioned as frequently by service users (2/6) security and risk was discussed more regularly by staff (5/6). When talking about security and risk, participants highlighted two subthemes, which relate to management of security and risk within the LDTC and its high secure status: ‘observations’ and ‘searches’.