Hayden P. Smith, Frank Ferdik, Alyssa L. Turner, S. Radcliffe
{"title":"An evaluation of a yoga program designed for correctional administrators and officers","authors":"Hayden P. Smith, Frank Ferdik, Alyssa L. Turner, S. Radcliffe","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.2017385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.2017385","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Administrators and officers of the correctional system are charged with numerous professional responsibilities designed to reinforce institutional order and security. Exposure to dangerous working conditions can negatively impact their physical and mental health. To date, a large body of research has examined interventions designed to improve inmate physical and mental well-being, with a dearth of studies on correctional staff. To address this gap, the current study examines the impact of a comprehensive yoga program with an educational component for correctional staff. A mixed methodological design was used to assess responses from officers and administrators (N = 47) working in a detention center located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Findings revealed that participants universally endorsed the yoga program, with qualitative results indicating a reduction in stress, anxiety levels, and bodily discomfort. Participants found that engagement in a yoga program led to increased consideration of other areas of potential health deficits, particularly diet and lifestyle habits. This is the first study of a yoga program occurring in a detention center, with staff and administrators supporting the impact of a short-term health intervention. These results are discussed with reference to policies targeted at improving correctional staff health and wellness.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41878397","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}
Amanda L Wiese, Thomas B Sease, Danica Knight, Kevin Knight
{"title":"Analyses of the TCU Drug Screen 5: Using an Item Response Theory Model with a Sample of Juvenile Justice Youth.","authors":"Amanda L Wiese, Thomas B Sease, Danica Knight, Kevin Knight","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2128153","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2128153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is important to identify substance use disorders among youth who enter the juvenile justice system using a validated screener, such as the Texas Christian University Drug Screen 5 (TCU DS 5), so that necessary services can be provided to youth in need of treatment. While the TCU DS 5 is a valid, evidence-based screener, the use of an Item Response Theory model may better differentiate between mild, moderate, and severe forms of substance use disorders. The current study analyzed the feasibility and incremental value gained in using an Item Response Theory model to compute drug use severity scores as compared to its current scoring methodology. Results showed that while Item Response Theory may not be worthwhile as the standard method of scoring, item level analyses revealed there are benefits to using Item Response Theory to determine which items on a screener are most suggestive of severe substance use problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10263186/pdf/nihms-1853473.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10016921","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 B Sease, George Joe, Jennifer Pankow, Wayne E K Lehman, Kevin Knight
{"title":"A psychometric reevaluation of the TCU criminal thinking scales (CTS).","authors":"Thomas B Sease, George Joe, Jennifer Pankow, Wayne E K Lehman, Kevin Knight","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2045528","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2045528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the United States, approximately 9 million people cycle in and out of jail and more than 600,000 people are released from prison each year. Unfortunately, the reentry process includes several barriers people must overcome (e.g., criminal thinking) to achieve adequate psychosocial functioning. As such, valid and reliable assessments that allow correctional staff to monitor clients' progress in treatment and test program effectiveness are paramount to reducing this major public safety concern. The TCU Criminal Thinking Scales (CTS) are a widely used assessment of criminal thinking in correctional settings. This study reevaluated the psychometric properties of the TCU CTS using Item Response Theory. Results showed the TCU CTS had good internal reliability and each scale loaded onto one factor. Item level analysis revealed most items adequately fit the model, generally measuring moderate levels of criminal thinking. Furthermore, several TCU CTS scales were negatively correlated with motivation for treatment and psychosocial functioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8983012/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46202125","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}
Vivian J. Miller, B. Horner, J. Williams, Julie Bryant, J. Burns
{"title":"Navigating re-entry with older adults using ecosystems perspective and the eco-map","authors":"Vivian J. Miller, B. Horner, J. Williams, Julie Bryant, J. Burns","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.2000547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.2000547","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Currently, the population of older adults is growing at a rapid rate. The number of older adults in America is similarly represented in the justice system with the number of older adults aged 56 and older accounting for 11.8 percent of the total federal prison population. Older adults in the criminal justice system are at heightened risk for poor health, mental illness, and accelerated aging. For those exiting the carceral system, many older adults may not have community connections to aid in re-entry. Social service providers and community agencies that are tasked with advocating for marginalized populations, empowering clients, and addressing psychosocial problems of older adults, may be uniquely helpful in the re-entry process. Guided by ecological systems theory, this article presents the eco-map tool for social service professionals (e.g., social workers, probation officers) to use in tandem with eco-systems perspective. Using this tool in collaboration with older adult clients may assist with re-entry. Furthermore, social service providers can use this to navigate complex relationships within the community and society at large. Finally, the use of this tool may assist with facilitating comprehensive support and wrap-around services for older adults.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41256293","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}
Barbara Koons-Witt, Amanda C. Huffman, Amber Wilson
{"title":"Exploring the perceived helpfulness of correctional programs and needs among incarcerated mothers","authors":"Barbara Koons-Witt, Amanda C. Huffman, Amber Wilson","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.2000549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.2000549","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Many of the women currently incarcerated in state prisons are mothers. They have similar programming needs as other women in prison, including education, work, counseling, and drug treatment, yet they also have unique needs associated with their motherhood roles and the relationships they have with their children. Utilizing in-depth interviews with incarcerated mothers, this paper examines the program participation and program needs of these women. Specifically, we explore the perceived helpfulness of available programming and discuss programs the participants feel they need but are not receiving. Our findings suggest that incarcerated mothers identify programming as helpful to them and in their role as mothers that includes traditional parenting programs and programs that focus on substance abuse, mental health, trauma and abuse, life skills, and religious services. Incarcerated mothers in the current study apply knowledge and skills learned in other programming areas such as substance abuse programs and anger management to their parenting experiences, even when these programs do not specifically target their parenting roles. The implications for programming include understanding the ways that non-parenting programs might recognize and incorporate issues involving families and children in their approaches to treatment and programming.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42543385","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}
Sharon Powell, Mikayla Smith, Aysegul Baltaci, Carolina De La Rosa Mateo, Ellie McCann, Emily H. Becher, Anita Harris Hering, Becky Hagen Jokela, Lori A Hendrickson
{"title":"Devoted dads: evaluation of a parent education program for incarcerated fathers","authors":"Sharon Powell, Mikayla Smith, Aysegul Baltaci, Carolina De La Rosa Mateo, Ellie McCann, Emily H. Becher, Anita Harris Hering, Becky Hagen Jokela, Lori A Hendrickson","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.2000546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.2000546","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Parent education for incarcerated parents can be an important support for families and may increase father involvement. Devoted Dads, a 12-week parenting program, was implemented in three state correctional facilities. Program topics included parent-child relationships, family dynamics, coparenting, and communication. The goal of the program was to equip incarcerated fathers with resources to positively engage with their children and coparents. Participants completed pre- and post-surveys for the program as well as evaluations for each session. Analysis results showed positive participant experience of the program as well as improvements in fathers’ reports of their own parenting experience and their relationship with co-caregivers. Pre-post changes in parenting knowledge and skills measures and prison-related stress areas were significantly different when fathers had preschool age children compared to those who only have school aged, teen, and/or adult children.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49420605","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":"Are reoffense outcomes consistent with inmate and staff perceptions of therapeutic community practice? A mixed-methods analysis","authors":"Michael Weinrath, Caroline Tess, E. Willows","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.2000548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.2000548","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Mixed methods were used to assess recidivism and program fidelity in a prison-based therapeutic community (TC). Propensity score matching on demographic, general risk, and substance dependency ratings resulted in 83 TC participants being compared with 104 inmates on recidivism. Scales were used to rank TC use of community, feedback, confrontation, and other areas by a purposeful sample of senior TC inmates (n = 20), In addition, qualitative open-ended interview questions on TC programming features, quality, and operation were asked of the 20 TC inmates and TC staff (n = 14). General and violent recidivism were less for the TC group. Inmate scale ratings confirmed the presence of key TC features, as did open-ended responses.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49435736","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":"Experiences and interactions with treatment staff: reactions from state prison inmates","authors":"M. E. Antonio, S. Price","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.1966155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.1966155","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Incarceration should allow inmates an opportunity for rehabilitation and correcting their criminal thinking and inappropriate behavior that contributed to their imprisonment. The current study gathered data from a Prison Culture Questionnaire administered to inmates from a state correctional system. The analysis examined inmates’ perceptions of treatment staff who were employed in the prison. This was an exploratory analysis. Overall, responses to Likert-scale items revealed that inmates believed treatment staff were fair, polite, respectful, helpful, good communicators, interested in listening to their concerns, understood living in prison was stressful, and had a good working relationship with them; however, they were undecided about whether treatment staff showed compassion, could reduce conflict, enforced rules consistently, were good role models, explained their decision making, cared about the impact of their behavior, or valued inmates as human beings. Also, findings from a content analysis revealed five broad themes about inmates’ experiences and interactions with treatment staff (competent professionals, critical and inappropriate, respectful, minimal contact, and hybrid/mixed responses). Responses provided by male and female inmates about their experiences and interactions with treatment staff were similar; however, several gender-specific findings were uncovered. A narrative compiling the most comprehensive inmate responses is shown.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42838151","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}
Raven Simonds, Michael D. Reisig, Rick Trinkner, Kristy Holtfreter
{"title":"The effect of prior incarceration on trust and social support: results from two factorial vignette studies","authors":"Raven Simonds, Michael D. Reisig, Rick Trinkner, Kristy Holtfreter","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.1966154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.1966154","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Social capital can help formerly incarcerated individuals navigate the challenges of life after prison. Yet, these individuals are unlikely to receive the trust from others that is necessary to build the relationships from which social capital and social support flow. To date, little research has examined individuals’ willingness to extend trust and provide social support to those who are reentering society. To help fill this void, two independent factorial vignette studies were conducted using university-based samples. Study 1 tested the effect of prior incarceration on participants’ willingness to trust. Study 2 examined whether participants provided more social support to recently incarcerated kin as opposed to recently incarcerated friends. Findings from both studies highlight some of the disadvantages formerly incarcerated individuals face when reentering society.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46877076","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}
Sungil Han, Maria Valdovinos Olson, Robert C. Davis
{"title":"Reducing recidivism through restorative justice: an evaluation of Bridges to Life in Dallas","authors":"Sungil Han, Maria Valdovinos Olson, Robert C. Davis","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2021.1966156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2021.1966156","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We employed a quasi-experimental design to assess the effect of participation in Bridges to Life (BTL), a restorative justice program, on reincarceration. Drawing from Texas Department of Criminal Justice data, we used propensity scores to match a sample of 296 participants with a comparison non-participant group of 296 parolees. We compared reincarceration rates after 1 and 3.5 years. Results generally support the proposition that parolees who participated in BTL had lower rates of reincarceration. Restorative justice-based programs seem to work for reducing reincarceration rates among parolees and this reduction effect is found for both overall crime and violent crime.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2021-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48949459","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}