{"title":"Effects of a correspondence-based educational program on prisoner loneliness, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms","authors":"Julie Coticchia, S. Putnam","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1863300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863300","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study investigated the effects of participation in a nonaccredited correspondence-based educational program on incarcerated students’ levels of loneliness, self-esteem, and depressive symptoms. Participants included 238 active students and 169 waitlist students from 38 states. Results demonstrated that participation was associated with lower levels of loneliness and higher levels of self-esteem, but there were no effects of participation on depressive symptoms. These findings demonstrate significant effects of outside programming on inmate mental health, suggesting a valuable alternative to internal programs.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 1","pages":"81 - 94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863300","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47406594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Work, support and solitude: prisoners’ desistance expectations and self-regulating strategies","authors":"Emma Villman","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1863299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863299","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article explores how prisoners plan to achieve desistance from crime. In many respects, prisoners have poor prospects upon their release. A prisoner’s chances of reintegration can be hindered by conditions such as structural barriers, lack of social support, and the after-effects of imprisonment. Using qualitative interviews with prisoners (N = 45) who were serving at open low-security prisons in Finland, this analysis demonstrates that the majority of the prisoners had optimistic expectations and devised concrete plans for desistance. To achieve this desired change, the prisoners intended to use three self-regulating strategies; to secure employment or another daily routine, to seek help from others, and to shift surroundings. Even if work, support, and solitude are viable strategies for achieving desistance from crime, this article recognizes the risk of these self-regulating strategies failing due to inherent uncertainties and weak implementation intentions.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 1","pages":"95 - 116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863299","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41824145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamarie M. Willis, Erin B. Comartin, G. Victor, Lester J. Kern, S. Kubiak
{"title":"Individuals with mental illness who have multiple encounters with law enforcement","authors":"Tamarie M. Willis, Erin B. Comartin, G. Victor, Lester J. Kern, S. Kubiak","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1863298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863298","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This exploratory study examined the impact of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model on criminal/legal encounters and mental health treatment engagement for individuals who have repeated encounters with law enforcement (n = 53), comparing individuals with serious mental illness (SMI)-only to those with a co-occurring disorder. Law enforcement call reports, jail stays, and mental health treatment data were collected over three years from one Midwestern county where CIT was implemented. Cox regression hazard ratio results indicated the time to first mental health encounter after the implementation of CIT was quicker for those who were identified as having a co-occurring disorder. The next step in jail diversion involves training law enforcement on the identification and diversion of individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder, along with creating more integrated systems of treatment.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 1","pages":"117 - 137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863298","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47364177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychological acceptance, perceived locus of control, and abstention or desistence from delinquent behavior among at-risk adolescents","authors":"Ofer Zemel, Tomer Einat, Nati Ronel, Maya Ben-Aharon","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1827120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827120","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examines processes of psychological acceptance and perceived locus of control among at-risk adolescents and analyzes their influence on the avoidance or cessation of delinquent activity. The findings reveal that this process of psychological acceptance helps the adolescents to reinterpret risk factors in their lives as challenges that can be faced positively and, consequently, avoid or cease delinquent behaviors. We conclude that this introspective process contributes to the development of an internal locus of control and thus to the adoption of normative behavior and that dramatic crises in life can occasionally offer at-risk adolescents opportunities for positive change.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 1","pages":"62 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827120","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45286446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a testable logic model for community supervision home and field contacts","authors":"Holly Swan, W. Campbell, S. Karon, S. Jalbert","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1827119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827119","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Field contacts are at the core of community supervision practice in nearly all community supervision agencies in the United States; however, the nature of field contacts varies widely across agencies. Without a standard definition, it is impossible to draw conclusions about the impact of field contacts on individual outcomes or public safety. Therefore, prior to conducting research to test the effectiveness of field contacts, it is critical to first establish an in-depth understanding of the nature and purpose of field work as part of community supervision and develop a theoretical framework for future testing. This study aimed to develop a logic model for community supervision field work by exploring and describing the nature and purpose of field contacts. We used qualitative methods of data collection including a field contact checklist completed by community supervision officers, focus groups with officers, and interviews with agency leaders, to unpack the various approaches to field work in two states and to identify patterns of reasoning behind the different approaches. The findings from this study can be used to design rigorous tests of field contact components on various outcomes in order to inform policymakers about the relative effectiveness of different approaches to field work.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 1","pages":"40 - 61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827119","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47219066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grant Victor, Emily Sightes, Dennis P Watson, Bradley Ray, Katie Bailey, Lisa Robision, Gina Fears, Rhiannon Edwards, Michelle Salyers
{"title":"Designing and implementing an intervention for returning citizens living with substance use disorder: discovering the benefits of peer recovery coach involvement in pilot clinical trial decision-making.","authors":"Grant Victor, Emily Sightes, Dennis P Watson, Bradley Ray, Katie Bailey, Lisa Robision, Gina Fears, Rhiannon Edwards, Michelle Salyers","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1863301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peer-facilitated services in behavioral health care remain underutilized within criminal justice-involved community organizations, and there is little guidance for how to best involve peer workers in behavioral health-focused research activities. This paper described lessons learned regarding implementation of peer recovery coaches (PRCs) as part of development and pilot research on Substance Use Programming for Person-Oriented Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT), a peer-facilitated substance use disorder (SUD) intervention for returning citizens. Qualitative data were collected from learning meetings with key stakeholders and group interviews with SUPPORT clinical trial participants and PRCs. Transcripts were analyzed to identify key decisions made impacting the development, implementation, and/or revision of the SUPPORT intervention and pilot clinical trial protocols. Analysis demonstrated that PRC involvement drove many of the decisions made regarding modifications to the original intervention and trial protocols, while benefitting client-level interactions and by influencing the non-profit agency and its connection to stakeholders. Moreover, PRCs improved the research design by refining the incentive structure and data collection plans. PRC involvement also contributed to the development of more recovery-oriented resources and catering support services to the unique needs of justice-involved individuals. Discussed were the implications for the role of PRCs in justice-involved behavioral health research and treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 2","pages":"138-158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1863301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25341417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas R Blue, Michael S Gordon, Erika L Crable, Josiah D Rich
{"title":"Long-term follow-up of individuals under community supervision who refused rapid HIV testing.","authors":"Thomas R Blue, Michael S Gordon, Erika L Crable, Josiah D Rich","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.1931625","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10509674.2021.1931625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many criminal justice-involved persons on probation or parole do not receive HIV testing despite being at an increased risk for infection and transmission. Between April, 2011 and May, 2012 in Baltimore, MD and Providence, RI, a two-group randomized controlled trial was conducted in order to examine the uptake of on-site rapid HIV testing compared to off-site referral-based HIV testing at a community clinic. Adults under community supervision were recruited to complete baseline assessments and then offered optional, free rapid-HIV testing. Of the 1263 participants who completed baseline measures, 566 declined HIV testing prior to randomization to the on-site testing at the Probation/Parole office or referral to off-site testing in a community health clinic. Follow-up data from 50 individuals who declined HIV testing were collected from September 2016-June 2017 and are examined in the present study. We describe the long-term outcomes of these 50 individuals in terms of HIV testing, HIV status, and frequencies of drug and sex risk behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 5","pages":"329-340"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10195011/pdf/nihms-1842171.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9499799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When in doubt: the value of uncertainty for release success among incarcerated women","authors":"Danielle L. Haverkate, Kevin A. Wright","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1827121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827121","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Reentry can be complicated and daunting, yet people leaving prison tend to be overly optimistic about their capability to remain crime-free. This optimism could be good—where a hopeful mindset could be indicative of a prosocial future narrative. Or this optimism could be bad—where a naïve mindset could be indicative of a lack of preparation for the challenges ahead. Our goal is to explore the concept of perceived uncertainty for reentry success with a focus on how it may be useful in better preparing people to rejoin society. Using data from 200 women incarcerated in Arizona, we explore (1) the demographic characteristics that are associated with perceived uncertainty for reentry success and (2) the extent to which perceived uncertainty is associated with the identification of specific obstacles upon their release. Our findings suggest that most women are optimistic about their capability to stay out of prison, but that age, education, and custody level are associated with perceived uncertainty in this capability. Women with uncertainty are more likely to identify employment as a barrier that could bring them back to prison. We suggest that a focus on perceptions of uncertainty is critical for research and programming on prison reentry.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 1","pages":"19 - 39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827121","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44841908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intervention and rehabilitation methods with offenders—from the Jewish scriptures to the criminological field","authors":"Y. Ben Yair","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1827122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827122","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The ancient scriptures of world religions and spiritual traditions offer a treasure of knowledge, much of which is designed to guide the individual to a normative lifestyle through worldviews and practices that reduce antisocial behavior and promote prosocial behavior. Contemporary scholars tend to ignore that knowledge and its ability to contribute to social-scientific discourse and practice, despite the fact that most of the world’s population lives by it, at least to some extent. The present article addresses intervention and rehabilitation with offenders as part of a broader research project examining the ability of the Jewish scriptures to offer an alternative, universal criminological theory—spiritual Jewish criminology. The theory and its basic premises will be presented briefly as a theoretical foundation informing correctional rehabilitation practices, such as the repentance model, Jewish bibliotherapy, and humility as a counterbalance to criminal behavior. Although these practices are already implemented successfully in religious rehabilitation programs in Israel, further study is required in order to assess their effectiveness among other populations that are not Jewish or religious.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"60 1","pages":"1 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1827122","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45645490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tammy Schultz, S. S. Canning, Hannah Estabrook, P. Wong
{"title":"Mental health needs and coping resources of participants in a prostitution pre-sentencing court program","authors":"Tammy Schultz, S. S. Canning, Hannah Estabrook, P. Wong","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2020.1808556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2020.1808556","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract There is an expanding number of prostitution problem-solving courts; however, empirical findings regarding the mental health needs of participants in these specialty courts are sparse. This study examines the mental health needs and coping resources of 33 participants in a prostitution pre-sentencing program. Levels of trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, posttraumatic growth, and religious coping were compared to 60 participants in a prostitution problem-solving court. Both groups endorsed extensive trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress. Still, the pre-sentencing participant’s levels of posttraumatic growth and religious coping were substantial. Despite no group differences in trauma exposure or religious coping, pre-sentencing participants’ levels of posttraumatic stress were significantly higher and their posttraumatic growth significantly lower, than the problem-solving court participants. Moderation analysis showed the relation between posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth varied depending on whether participants were in the pre-sentencing or problem-solving court. Posttraumatic stress inversely predicted posttraumatic growth for pre-sentencing participants but not for problem-solving court counterparts. The divergence in the relationship between variables was greatest for participants with the highest posttraumatic stress. Research-guided assessments of mental health needs and coping resources can inform the recruitment of participants and the development and implementation of these programs.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"59 1","pages":"456 - 477"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10509674.2020.1808556","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44597979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}