Mohammad Malekzadeh, Mohammad Zoladl, Hamed Movahedi
{"title":"The Effect of Reality Therapy on Resilience and Self-Efficacy of Prisoners: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study.","authors":"Mohammad Malekzadeh, Mohammad Zoladl, Hamed Movahedi","doi":"10.1177/0306624X231188230","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X231188230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine the effect of reality therapy training on self-efficacy and resilience in male prisoners. To this end, a randomized controlled trial was conducted with a pre-test, post-test, and a control group. The research questionnaires including the Scherer self-efficacy questionnaire and the Connor-Davidson resilience questionnaire were administered to 300 prisoners. Of them, 78 prisoners who met the inclusion criteria were selected and randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The intervention group attended ten 90-min sessions on reality therapy training per week. At the end of the training period, the study groups were required to attend the post-test. The data were analyzed with the SPSS software version 23 and through an independent <i>t</i>-test and a paired <i>t</i>-test. The results at the post-test phase showed a significant increase of self-efficacy and resilience in the experimental group, as compared to the control group (<i>p</i> < .01). Therefore, it is recommended for authorities to improve the self-efficacy and resilience of prisoners through reality therapy trainings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1860-1872"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10253086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why and When Do Narcissists Aggress Celebrities Online? Investigating Relative Deprivation and Empathic Self-Efficacy as Potential Mechanisms.","authors":"Kexin Rong, Xiaowei Chu","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251318681","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X251318681","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the era of advanced Internet technology, people have more and more opportunities to attack online celebrities through the Internet media. This not only hurts celebrities but subtly and gradually distorts public outlooks on the world and values. However, few studies have explored why and when narcissism is related to online celebrity aggression. The study focused on the relationship between narcissism and online celebrity aggression and the roles of relative deprivation and empathic selfefficacy. A total of 832 participants (female: 28.85%) aged from 17 to 25 years completed the questionnaire. The study found that relative deprivation mediated the relationship between narcissism and online celebrity aggression. Empathic self-efficacy buffered the relationship between narcissism and relative deprivation. The findings reveal the relationship between narcissism and online celebrity aggression and the underlying mechanisms, which enrich the related research in the field of cyberaggression and have some reference value for the intervention of cyberaggression.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1925-1939"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elisabeth Duursma, Natalia Hanley, Jedidiah Evans, Morgan Wilson
{"title":"Words Within Walls: A Scoping Review of Prison-Based Creative Writing.","authors":"Elisabeth Duursma, Natalia Hanley, Jedidiah Evans, Morgan Wilson","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251346511","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X251346511","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Creative writing programs offer prisoners a means of self-expression and rehabilitation, fostering self-reflection and emotional expression by encouraging introspection, channelling emotions, building resilience, and fostering creativity and identity. Despite numerous publications on these programs, there is a lack of summaries detailing the types of programs, providers, target audiences, and rigorous evaluation of the benefits. This scoping review examines 56 sources (peer-reviewed, and non-peer reviewed including dissertations, book chapters, and reports) on creative writing initiatives in prisons, focusing on their characteristics and efficacy. Most studies were conducted in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K., with programs mainly run by universities or charitable organizations. Nearly half of the studies did not provide demographic information about participants, and few included evaluations. Evaluations relied on self-reports, observations, and analysis of written works, with minimal use of surveys or interviews. The study highlights the need for more rigorous research to assess the effectiveness of creative writing programs, which have the potential to improve prisoners' wellbeing during and after imprisonment. Thorough research could demonstrate effectiveness, identify best practices, understand impact, improve programs and inform policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1955-1977"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397524/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144530437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ndaru Kartikaningsih, Kelley Lawson, Maddy Mayhan, Emery Spears, Olivia Chew, Salaam Green, Sarah C Tucker, Kimberly Kirklin, Hon K Yuen
{"title":"The Impact of an Expressive Writing and Storytelling Program on Ex-Offenders: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Ndaru Kartikaningsih, Kelley Lawson, Maddy Mayhan, Emery Spears, Olivia Chew, Salaam Green, Sarah C Tucker, Kimberly Kirklin, Hon K Yuen","doi":"10.1177/0306624X231188228","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X231188228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While storytelling or expressive writing has been studied in prisoners, little is known about the impact of these art interventions on ex-offenders. This study aims to evaluate a 6-week expressive writing and storytelling program in a group of nine ex-offenders who attend a peer support group. Quantitative data, including psychological recovery, well-being, hope, social support, and loneliness, was collected at baseline and post-program. Individual interviews were conducted at post-program. Results revealed a significant increase in participants' psychological recovery as measured by the Recovery Assessment Scale-revised at post-program with an effect size of 0.56. Three themes about participation in the program emerged: safe space for processing and expressing inner feelings, relating to and connecting with peers, and adjusting the way of thinking. Findings showed this program has the potential to improve ex-offenders' psychological recovery, and provide them with skills to desist from crime and be better serve as peer support workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1843-1859"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10208373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Impression Management on Ex-offender Hiring Outcomes Is Not Moderated by Race and Ethnicity of the Ex-offender and Hiring Manager.","authors":"Diana Campos, Christoph Leonhard","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251317782","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X251317782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Finding and maintaining employment is difficult for ex-offenders due to their criminal history but often required for community supervision. How ex-offenders discuss criminal history can influence their employment chances. Research has not yet explored moderating effects of race and ethnicity on ex-offender impression management when seeking employment. This study investigates how impression management strategies affect ex-offender hiring and whether race or ethnicity moderates such effects. College students (<i>N</i> = 198) were randomly assigned to vignettes describing an ex-offender job applicant which varied in impression management and race and ethnicity. Participants rated applicants on factors related to hiring decisions. Results indicate ex-offenders who apologized when discussing criminal history received stronger hiring recommendations. Race and ethnicity of the participant or ex-offender did not moderate the effect of impression management on hiring. Overall, ex-offenders benefitted equally from an apologetic strategy when discussing their criminal history regardless of their or the hiring manager's race or ethnicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1940-1954"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrick Lussier, Pagnol Landry Kouassi, Julien Frechette
{"title":"Agency, Criminogenic Risk and Needs, and Recidivism: A Prospective Longitudinal Study Including 14,000 Adult Justice-involved Individuals.","authors":"Patrick Lussier, Pagnol Landry Kouassi, Julien Frechette","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251349530","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X251349530","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the role and importance of agency, defined as the ability to recognize personal issues and motivation to change. More specifically, the study aims to explore whether agency can help overcome criminogenic risk and needs in the context of community re-entry among justice-involved individuals. Based on a sample of 14,000 adult males sentenced to probation or incarceration, a series of survival analyses (e.g., Cox proportional hazards) were used to investigate the association between criminogenic risk and needs and agency-related indicators in relation to recidivism. The findings underscore the importance of criminogenic risks and needs while emphasizing the role of motivation to change as a possible moderator. Addressing criminogenic risk and needs while justice-involved individuals face numerous barriers and challenges make desistance from crime a long and difficult process, especially if interventions do not support agentic decisions and behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1978-2006"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397531/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144585305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kendra J Clark, Meghan M Mitchell, Chantal Fahmy, David C Pyrooz, Scott H Decker
{"title":"What if They Are All High-Risk for Attrition? Correlates of Retention in a Longitudinal Study of Reentry from Prison.","authors":"Kendra J Clark, Meghan M Mitchell, Chantal Fahmy, David C Pyrooz, Scott H Decker","doi":"10.1177/0306624X20967934","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X20967934","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Longitudinal data are essential to research in criminology and criminal justice. Despite attrition's implications for validity, understanding its sources is underexplored empirically. We examine the correlates of retention using covariates organized into domains of prediction, prevention, and projection. Data from the LoneStar Project, a three-wave longitudinal reentry study of 802 males recently released from prisoners in Texas, were analyzed to examine the correlates of proximal, distal, and any study retention. The best correlates of study retention are prevention techniques used by researchers to reduce attrition. In contrast, only a few covariates traditionally associated with attrition and no covariates used for attrition projection were related to retention. What researchers do matters more for retention than the characteristics of individuals they are trying to retain. The findings underscore how researchers can improve study retention in longitudinal research while also correcting for non-random attrition in current longitudinal data sources.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1807-1842"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38570291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victoria D Ojeda, Tamara Parker, Maurice Lyles, Todd M Edwards, Cielo Jimenez, Sarah Hiller-Venegas, Emily Berliant, Zephon Lister
{"title":"Access to Healthcare Among Young Adult Probationers Participating in a Pilot Health-Focused Reentry Program.","authors":"Victoria D Ojeda, Tamara Parker, Maurice Lyles, Todd M Edwards, Cielo Jimenez, Sarah Hiller-Venegas, Emily Berliant, Zephon Lister","doi":"10.1177/0306624X241240700","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X241240700","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Justice-involved adults experience disparities in healthcare access. This pilot study examines healthcare access among young adult probationers (<i>n</i> = 66) receiving 6-months of Service Navigation and Health Coaching support implemented between 2017 and 2021. Data are from baseline, 6-month follow-up and satisfaction surveys. Between baseline and follow-up, the proportion of insured young adult participants (66%-88%; <i>p</i> < .001) and those using healthcare services (36%-71%; <i>p</i> < .001) increased significantly; report of unmet physical healthcare needs decreased significantly (44%-26%; <i>p</i> = .003). Satisfaction data revealed increased self-efficacy, motivation, focus, and improved organizational, goal setting, and communication skills. The program improved healthcare access by increasing health insurance and recent use of healthcare services. Longitudinal studies are needed to assess maintenance of these outcomes and potential impacts on disparities in health status and access to care indicators. Integrating navigation and coaching supports to advance the well-being of justice-involved young adults is a promising mechanism to facilitate healthcare access.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1893-1909"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397526/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140289289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tiffany Keyes, Alex Sizemore, Chase Breaux, Nicole K Eberhart, Stephanie Brooks Holliday
{"title":"The Application of a Patient-Centered Care Framework in Mental Health Diversion: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Tiffany Keyes, Alex Sizemore, Chase Breaux, Nicole K Eberhart, Stephanie Brooks Holliday","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251372192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X251372192","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mental health diversion pairs mental health treatment with court oversight as an alternative to incarceration. We conducted a qualitative exploration of the applicability of a patient-centered care framework-typically applied in healthcare contexts to center the experience of a patient in their own care-to mental health diversion. This study examines (1) if the principles of patient-centered care are experienced by mental health diversion clients and (2) how these principles apply to hybrid healthcare-legal system intervention like mental health diversion. We interviewed 15 diversion clients from 6 counties in California. Findings suggested that patient-centered care is relevant to diversion clients, including client access to care, relationships with trusted professionals, and respect for preferences. However, the patient-centered care framework requires adaptation for the mental health diversion context, in which both therapeutic professionals and legal professionals play key roles.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"306624X251372192"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145082138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multivariate Analysis of Public Attitudes Toward Ex-offenders in a Non-Western Context: A Survey Among Representative Sample.","authors":"Ayshem Balayeva, Ingilab Shahbazov, Zaur Afandiyev, Javidan Aliyeva","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251371322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X251371322","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since its development in 1985 by Melvin and colleagues, the Attitudes Toward Prisoners Scale (ATP) has been employed to measure attitudes toward offenders. However, our current knowledge of public attitudes toward offenders is limited primarily to (a) Anglo-Saxon countries and Hong Kong; and (b) non-random samples. This paper differs from most previous research in its use of a random sample in a hitherto unexplored jurisdiction and multivariate analysis to identify correlates of public attitudes toward offenders. We identified a unidimensional structure of ATP in the context of Azerbaijan, which conforms to the findings reported by the research in the American, European settings, but contradicts the ones from Asian settings. The results from a sample of urban citizens in the capital city of Azerbaijan (<i>n</i> = 390) suggest that those who know a prisoner hold a more positive attitude. Demographically, those with a higher age level and holding a higher education diploma scored higher on the ATP scale. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed toward the end.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"306624X251371322"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145070935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}