International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology最新文献

{"title":"<i>RadioACTIVITY</i>: Qualitative Insights Into the Perceived Feasibility and Acceptability of an Arts-Based Intervention With Incarcerated Individuals.","authors":"Isabel S Silva, Pedro Marques, Andreia Nisa, Sandra Carvalhinho, Maria Gabriela Tomaz, Óscar Silva, Ana Gil, Nuno Leão, Rui Dias, Ana Bártolo","doi":"10.1177/0306624X261465853","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X261465853","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Arts-based interventions create meaningful opportunities for emotional expression, strengthening personal competencies that can enhance prison social climate and support reintegration. This study examined the perceived feasibility and acceptability of RadioACTIVITY, a co-creative arts-based program combining radio theatre production with participatory practices (RadioLAB, RadioSTUDIO, RadioDIFFUSION), implemented across three 10-month editions in a Portuguese prison. Twenty-eight incarcerated individuals (53.6% female; 46.4% male) participated in focus groups. Thematic analysis indicated that feasibility was supported by sustained engagement facilitated through non-judgmental facilitation, collaborative processes, and dynamic sessions. Acceptability was reflected in positive evaluations of the program as meaningful and appropriate, alongside interest in its continuation. Participants also reported intrapersonal (e.g., self-regulation, language skills) and interpersonal (e.g., empathy) gains, as well as perceived social impacts, including reduced stigma. Findings highlight the potential of arts-based approaches to foster rehabilitation and more constructive prison environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1371-1396"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148406456","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":"Experiential Interventions for Externalizing Behavior: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Adolescents and Adults.","authors":"Larissa M Hoogsteder, Maartje W Kapteijns, Hester L van der Veld, Nina T A Gielen, Marieke H Plug, Geert Jan J J M Stams","doi":"10.1177/0306624X261445116","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X261445116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of experiential interventions in reducing persistent externalizing behavior among adolescents and adults, and whether integrating cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) components enhances outcomes. Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search of ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Ovid identified 39 studies, yielding 123 effect sizes (<i>N</i> = 2,323). A three-level meta-analytic model with moderator analyses was conducted. Experiential interventions showed a significant medium effect in favor of the interventions compared to control conditions (<i>g</i> = 0.66). Interventions integrating CBT produced larger effects (<i>g</i> = 0.83) than those without CBT (<i>g</i> = 0.43), with the strongest effects for responsive CBT (<i>g</i> = 1.04 vs. <i>g</i> = 0.59). Treatment fidelity and active system involvement significantly moderated outcomes. Findings support integrating CBT within experiential approaches while ensuring high treatment fidelity and system involvement. Clinicians should combine CBT with experiential techniques and engage others to enhance responsiveness and therapeutic safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1437-1474"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147844720","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 Role of Participant-Clinician Relationality and Intervention Source in a Violence Reduction Trial: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Paul Leslie Simpson, Freya Stephenson, Patricia Morgan, Emaediong I Akpanekpo, Jocelyn Jones, Peter William Schofield, Lee Knight, Tony Butler","doi":"10.1177/0306624X261490592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X261490592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Violence and domestic violence are global public health problems with prevention programs showing limited effectiveness. The form of delivery of such programs can influence their utility yet delivery characteristics are often poorly described. We analysed interviews with clinicians (<i>n</i> = 5) and participants (<i>n</i> = 12) involved in ReINVEST, a violence reduction clinical trial, to identify key elements of delivery. Three themes were identified: (1) clinician accessibility; (2) clinicians as participant advocates; and (3) humane care, reflecting participant-clinician 'relationality' as a central component of program delivery. We propose that this relationality is more likely to emerge in interventions delivered independently from government agencies who were regarded negatively by participants. It is suggested that attention should be paid not only to what interventions do, but also who delivers them and the organisational setting through which they are delivered. For criminal legal system involved populations, this includes reporting whether interventions are delivered within or outside government agencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"306624X261490592"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149076352","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":"Treatment Dropout in Forensic Interventions: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Moderators.","authors":"Larissa M Hoogsteder, Merel Stevens, Marsha M Jangi, Lieke Kramer, Dagmar Allersma, Lieke van Emmerik, Lolotte Schimmel, Geert Jan J M Stams","doi":"10.1177/0306624X261490589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X261490589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Treatment dropout undermines the effectiveness of forensic mental health interventions aimed at reducing recidivism risk or reoffending. This multilevel meta-analysis synthesized controlled studies published since 2015 to estimate treatment dropout prevalence and examine relevant moderators. Searches identified 47 randomized and quasi-experimental studies (<i>N</i> = 9,362), yielding 67 dropout prevalence estimates. Three-level meta-analytic models accounted for statistical dependency among multiple estimates within studies. The pooled dropout prevalence was 28.49%. Age did not significantly moderate dropout rates. Offence type was a significant moderator, with particularly low dropout among individuals convicted of sexual and drugs-related acquisitive (approximately 12%). Program integrity significantly moderated dropout, with higher integrity associated with lower attrition. Trends further suggested higher dropout in treatment-as-usual compared with structured interventions, and lower dropout with greater treatment intensity. Overall, the findings suggest that stronger program integrity and the use of structured interventions may contribute to improved treatment retention in forensic populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"306624X261490589"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149082596","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":"Laughter ≠ Humour: Sounding, Face and Masculinity Between Prison and Street.","authors":"Marguerite Schinkel, Alistair Fraser","doi":"10.1177/0306624X261488014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X261488014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Humour and laughter have received increasing attention in narrative criminology, but existing scholarship has tended to collapse them into a single analytic entity. In this paper, we foreground the awkward spaces that lie in the space between. Based on two research projects carried out with street and justice-involved men in Scotland, where the fusion of masculinities, humour and 'patter' has for many years formed an important aspect of culture and identity, we first examine the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in moments where laughter follows humour. We then move onto an examination of humour without laughter and laughter without humour, developing a juxtaposition between humour as <i>offence</i> and laughter as <i>defence</i>, analysing both as strategies to maintain face and manage shame. In so doing we contribute to the probing of the often unseen or intangible aspects of narratives in criminological contexts that nonetheless can be deeply revealing.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"306624X261488014"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149026315","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":"Bad Cop, Good Cop, Silly Cop: Typifications of the Police in Nordic Street Culture.","authors":"David Wästerfors, Anna Hedlund, Sébastien Tutenges","doi":"10.1177/0306624X261489222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X261489222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Considerable attention has been devoted to how police officers categorize the individuals they are tasked with monitoring and controlling, particularly in marginalized, crime-affected urban areas with high proportions of ethnic minority residents. This article reverses the analytical gaze by exploring typifications of the police among young people in such areas. Drawing on interview data from three research projects conducted in Sweden and Norway, we examine how young people describe and dramatize police encounters from a street culture perspective. We identify three recurring typifications of police officers-\"bad,\" \"good,\" and \"silly\"-and analyze how these types are narratively contextualized and used. Participants in these studies used subtle, evaluative distinctions, thereby performing nuanced cop-critical or cop-debunking portraits. The figure of the \"silly cop\"-often conveyed through humor or sarcasm-is particularly salient because it symbolically undermines police authority by portraying officers as lacking local knowledge, while simultaneously asserting the narrator's superior street cultural competence.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"306624X261489222"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149002728","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":"Job Demands, Job Resources, and Turnover Intention Among South Korean Probation Officers: Pathways Through Work-to-Family Conflict, Depressive Symptoms, and Job Satisfaction.","authors":"Jeseong Cho, Daeun Kim","doi":"10.1177/0306624X261486469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X261486469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Guided by the Job Demands-Resources model, this study examined how job demands and job resources were associated with turnover intention among South Korean probation officers through work-to-family conflict, depressive symptoms, and job satisfaction. This secondary analysis used probation-officer data from a broader 2024 national occupational survey covering probation and related juvenile-justice services; the analytic sample comprised 345 officers with a spouse or cohabiting partner. Structural equation modeling showed that workload burden, professional burden, and perceived physical threat were associated with greater work-to-family conflict, whereas training and development resources and safety and protection resources were associated with less conflict. Work-to-family conflict was positively associated with depressive symptoms, while relational and communication resources were negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms and perceived physical threat were associated with lower job satisfaction; training and development resources and organizational resource adequacy were associated with higher job satisfaction. Job satisfaction was negatively associated with turnover intention. Bootstrap analyses indicated that job demands and resources were linked to turnover intention through distinct indirect pathways involving work-to-family conflict, depressive symptoms, and job satisfaction. Safety-related victimization was not significantly associated with depressive symptoms or job satisfaction and showed no significant indirect association with turnover intention. These findings suggest that turnover intention reflects both demanding occupational conditions and the organizational resources available to manage them. Improving workload management, safety protection, professional development, organizational capacity, and workplace relationships may contribute to a more sustainable probation workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"306624X261486469"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148907786","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 Well-Being of Older Offenders on Release in the Community.","authors":"Gregory P Brown, Christopher Greco","doi":"10.1177/0306624X231219222","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X231219222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Canada and internationally the number of older offenders on parole and living in the community is increasing rapidly. Older offenders in the community are a vulnerable population at high risk for lack of well-being. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with <i>N</i> = 64 offenders aged 50 years and older on conditional release from custody in Canada, including long-term, recidivist, and first-time older offenders. Compared to their non-offender counterparts, older offenders in the community experience many of the same problems of aging and well-being, but are at greater risk for mental health problems, traumatic injuries, and for recidivists, substance abuse. Most long-term and first-time older offenders find themselves living at or below the poverty line. One third of older offenders experience social isolation from community and family due to their criminal history and incarceration. For those with Indigenous ancestry, Indigenous communities, and cultural organizations play a significant role in supporting older offenders.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1222-1242"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13379608/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139547422","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}

{"title":"Screening for Light Personalities in Portugal: A Cross-Cultural Validation of the Light Triad Scale With an At-risk-of-delinquency Sample.","authors":"Pedro Pechorro, Makilim N Baptista, Bruno Bonfá-Araujo, Cristina Nunes, Matthew DeLisi","doi":"10.1177/0306624X241228234","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X241228234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Light Triad of personality refers to three prosocial personality traits-Faith in Humanity, Humanism, and Kantianism-that promote the worth and dignity of other people, focus on ethical behavior and empathy, and confidence that other people are naturally good. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Light Triad Scale (LTS)-Portuguese version. Our convenience sample consisted of 242 male and female participants (<i>M</i> = 30.19 years, <i>SD</i> = 12.78, range = 16-77) from Portugal. The proposed latent structure models of the LTS obtained adequate fits. Internal consistency/reliability, as measured by the alpha and omega coefficients, was adequate to good. Construct validity with other psychometric measures (i.e., empathy, dark traits of personality, propensity to morally disengage, and antisociality/criminality measures) and criterion-related validity (with justice involvement variables such as problems with the law, arrested by the police, sentenced to prison and alcohol/drug abuse variables) were demonstrated. Cross-gender measurement invariance was established, with females scoring higher than males. The findings support the use of the LTS as a valid and reliable measure.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1243-1259"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13379600/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139713198","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}

{"title":"The Impact of a Work Release Program on Post-Prison Recidivism in Taiwan.","authors":"Yung-Lien Lai, Shu-Lung Yang, HuiChing Wu, Pai-Hao Huang","doi":"10.1177/0306624X251412450","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0306624X251412450","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Extensive research has consistently demonstrated that gainful employment after incarceration is a critical factor in supporting the successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals into society. While recent studies conducted in Western contexts have shown that work release programs (WRPs) facilitate this reintegration, their effectiveness in reducing recidivism remains largely unexplored in Asian societies. This study analyzes archival data from Taiwan's Agency of Corrections, focusing on a 2020 parole cohort of 8,249 individuals as the study target population. Using propensity score matching (PSM), participants from 2018 and 2019, before parole release, were grouped into the WRP (Autonomous Out-Of-Prison Labor [AOPL], <i>n</i> = 462) as the treatment group and the non-WRP group (<i>n</i> = 4,620) as the comparison group. Follow-up data from 2020 through May 2023 were used to examine reoffending rates and timing. Conditional logistic regression models revealed that AOPL participation significantly reduced the likelihood of recidivism. Proportional hazards models further indicated that AOPL participants reoffended later than their non-participating counterparts, underscoring the potential of WRPs to enhance reintegration outcomes in Taiwan.</p>","PeriodicalId":48041,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology","volume":" ","pages":"1314-1344"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146031379","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}