{"title":"Becoming the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: An Assessment of Florida Prison-Based Dog Training Programs on Postrelease Recidivism","authors":"Leslie Hill","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2018.1433564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2018.1433564","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Dog Training Programs have recently become a popular rehabilitative program within correctional facilities, however the empirical literature on the effectiveness of these widespread programs is sparse. Using propensity score matching and logistic regression, a cohort of inmates released from Florida prisons between the years of 2004-2011 is examined to determine the effectiveness of dog training programs on post-release recidivism. Findings indicate that participation in a prison-based dog training program in Florida statistically significantly affects recidivism by decreasing the likelihood of re-arrest for any reason (p=0.03) and re-arrest for a new crime (p=.10) within one year. This finding is discussed in light of desistance theory and limiting the pains of imprisonment, followed by policy implications and potential avenues for future research.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2018.1433564","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45244428","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":"Impact of Employment Satisfaction and Stress on Time to Recidivism","authors":"Nicole Niebuhr, Erin A. Orrick","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2018.1441761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2018.1441761","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Age-graded theories of crime attempt to understand the predictors of continuity and change in offending, where informal social institutions, such as employment, are posited as turning points leading to desistance from crime. Research testing the relationship between employment and offending finds employment playing an important role in the desistance process; however, questions remain of the importance of job quality. Studies examining job quality and recidivism have inconsistently applied the concept of quality. Using a sample of releases from the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative, this study examines how job satisfaction and stress influence time to recidivism. Results indicate that job satisfaction is significantly related to increased time to rearrest, but no significant relationship was found for job stress.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2018.1441761","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49651927","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":"A Systematic Review of Section 1983 Lawsuits Filed by Texas Inmates","authors":"Jazmin E. Palacios, H. Butler, O. Griffin","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2020.1763220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2020.1763220","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Despite considerable change in inmate rights over the past several decades, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers know little about the current state of prisoner litigation. The purpose of this study is to examine the conditions of confinement within Texas prisons that inmates allege violated their constitutional rights by examining federal court rulings decided in 2015. We performed a systematic review of 121 cases to identify themes and patterns that can inform policy and practice. The findings from our study indicate most lawsuits are unsuccessful, and that most lawsuits allege violations related to due process rights.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2020.1763220","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45171696","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":"Dying and Misbehaving on Death Row: A Theoretical Exploration of Death Row Misconduct","authors":"Tereza Trejbalová, Emily J. Salisbury","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2020.1758242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2020.1758242","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Behavioral misconducts of prisoners have been widely investigated, including their timing in one’s sentence; however, the exploration of misconducts among prisoners sentenced to death is highly limited. The death row inhabitants’ experience is qualitatively distinct from other prisoners and is an area in need of deeper inquiry. The stay in prison for many capital prisoners is defined by the sentence’s ultimate outcome – their execution. This paper presents a new framework to understand whether the major stressor of execution leads to distinct arrays of misconduct. The proposed framework utilizes the five stages of grief model to explain when and why violent and nonviolent infractions occur. This exploration is discussed with regards to its policy implications, and its limitations are considered.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2020.1758242","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46012976","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":"Agents of Change or Control? Correlates of Positive and Negative Staff-inmate Relationships among a Sample of Formerly Incarcerated Inmates","authors":"M. Logan, C. Jonson, Shelley Johnson, F. Cullen","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2020.1749181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2020.1749181","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Prior studies of staff-inmate interactions suggest that they are primarily adversarial in nature. However, less is known about the key factors that influence inmate-staff relationships. Using a sample of formerly incarcerated males in the state of Ohio, the impact of various demographic and institutional characteristics on positive and negative perceptions of correctional staff (by inmates) are assessed. Specifically, ordinary least squares (OLS) regression is employed to examine the variation in perceptions that is accounted for by measures of the inmates’ social, demographic, and criminal histories (i.e., imported characteristics) as well as the characteristics of the facilities in which they are housed (i.e., deprivation measures). Individual characteristics exert significant effects on inmate perceptions of staff, whereby (1) younger inmates, (2) minority inmates, (3) inmates with higher levels of education, and (4) inmates with more extensive criminal histories were more likely to hold more negative views of correctional staff. Institutional characteristics also significantly influence inmate perceptions of staff, whereby inmates who have (1) experienced victimization, (2) received less social support, and (3) participated in treatment programs were more likely to hold more negative views of correctional staff. Findings suggest that staff can serve as either agents of change or control for inmates.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2020.1749181","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46136130","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}
Julie D. Garman, Brooke N. Cooley, M. Foxall, Lisa L. Sample
{"title":"Bringing Jails into the Twenty-First Century: Evaluating Jail TV as a Method for Programming","authors":"Julie D. Garman, Brooke N. Cooley, M. Foxall, Lisa L. Sample","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2020.1742248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2020.1742248","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Jails serve a valuable role in the American correctional system. Historically, the quick turnover in population and limited resources that plague jails create impediments to the delivery of programming content for inmates. A large Midwestern jail facility has sought to increase inmate exposure to evidence-based cognitive behavioral programming through the use of a facility-wide CCTV system, known as Jail TV. This outcome evaluation discusses the program’s effects on the short-term goals of the facility and program administrators. Facility data suggests that the use of Jail TV increases the amount of programming delivered to more inmates, as well as increasing inmate awareness of facility and community resources that are beneficial upon reentry into the community. Finally, researchers discuss the implications Jail TV has for changing the way correctional facilities think about the delivery of treatment and programming options.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2020.1742248","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47312015","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":"Solitary Confinement in Midwestern States: Are Best Practices in Place?","authors":"Scott P. Chenault, B. Carmack","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2020.1747954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2020.1747954","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The use of solitary confinement is one of the most pressing issues facing American Corrections. Due to the legal, financial, and moral costs and issues associated with solitary confinement, a great deal of research has focused on developing best practices for its use. However, to date there has been no examination of whether these best practices are being implemented in the Midwestern United States. This article seeks to fill that void with an exploratory look at the issue.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2020.1747954","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45549099","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":"The Effects of Prison Labor on Institutional Misconduct, Postprison Employment, and Recidivism","authors":"G. Duwe, S. Mcneeley","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2017.1416317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2017.1416317","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT We used a retrospective quasi-experimental design to assess the impact of prison labor on institutional misconduct, post-prison employment, and recidivism among 6,144 offenders released from Minnesota prisons between 2007 and 2011. In addition to using multiple measures of prison labor, we relied on propensity score matching to minimize observable selection bias. Participation in prison labor significantly improved post-prison employment outcomes, but it yielded mixed results for prison misconduct and had little overall impact on recidivism. The best outcomes were observed for those who spent a greater proportion of their overall confinement time working a job in prison. As the percentage of prison time spent working increased, we found significant improvements in prison misconduct, post-prison employment, and several measures of recidivism.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2017.1416317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44928371","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}
L. Keena, E. Lambert, S. Haynes, D. May, Z. Buckner
{"title":"Examining the Relationship between Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction among Southern Prison Staff","authors":"L. Keena, E. Lambert, S. Haynes, D. May, Z. Buckner","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2017.1421053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2017.1421053","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The job characteristics model was used to explain job satisfaction at a large southern prison. The effects of job variety, role clarity, views of supervision, views of training, perceived dangerousness of the job, and job autonomy on job satisfaction were studied. Using data from 322 staff members, the study found positive job characteristics (i.e., job variety, supervision, training, and lower perceived dangerousness of job) were associated with greater job satisfaction. Job autonomy was non-significant. Job variety, quality of supervision, and training views were positively associated with job satisfaction for all staff and security officers, whereas dangerousness of job was negatively associated. Role clarity mattered for all staff, but not security officers. Reasons for both significant and non-significant relationships were discussed.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2017.1421053","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46665138","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":"Specific Responsivity: An Assessment of the Effect of Verbal and Math Cognitive Abilities on the Completion of Prison Programs","authors":"Ian A. Silver, Joseph L. Nedelec, Amanda Pompoco","doi":"10.1080/23774657.2018.1433086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2018.1433086","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The risk, need and responsivity (RNR) model has emerged as an influential factor in the paradigm shift experienced by the American correctional system. Apparent by the existing literature, scholarship assessing the RNR model has rarely focused on the potential association between verbal and math cognitive abilities (CA) and the capacity for completing prison programming. The current study examined if offenders’ CA influenced treatment completion. The data for the current study was derived from the Evaluation of Ohio’s Prison Programs, which contains information on every individual incarcerated in the state of Ohio between 2008 and 2012. Overall, the results provided mixed support for CA as a specific responsivity factor. Theoretical and policy implications as well as study limitations are discussed.","PeriodicalId":91861,"journal":{"name":"Corrections : policy, practice and research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/23774657.2018.1433086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44152219","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}