Pub Date : 2022-02-14DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2016118
A. P. Natoli, E. Gottfried, Abby L. Mulay
ABSTRACT Comprehensive and efficacious risk assessment must not only use multiple methods of measurement, but evaluators should employ a scientifically-based, systematic approach for integrating multimethod assessment data. One scientifically-based approach for doing this is the process-focused (PF) model, which has the additional advantage of offering a framework for empirically testing examinee-specific hypotheses relevant to the estimation of risk, as well as interaction effects among risk factors via multimethod and serial assessment approaches. However, further research on the efficacy and clinical utility of the PF model is necessary if this approach is to be used in forensic evaluation, especially when considering the standards for expert testimony. After outlining the PF model as it may be applied to risk assessment, this paper presents a case example demonstrating the introduced assessment technique. The authors then discuss the potential benefits of using the PF model for risk assessment before concluding the paper with a justification for future research and suggestions for how to begin establishing the PF model’s efficacy and clinical utility in forensic evaluations.
{"title":"The Process-Focused Model for Assessing Risk in Forensic Populations: Explanation, Case Example, and Initial Plans for Establishing the Necessary Evidence Base","authors":"A. P. Natoli, E. Gottfried, Abby L. Mulay","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2016118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2016118","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Comprehensive and efficacious risk assessment must not only use multiple methods of measurement, but evaluators should employ a scientifically-based, systematic approach for integrating multimethod assessment data. One scientifically-based approach for doing this is the process-focused (PF) model, which has the additional advantage of offering a framework for empirically testing examinee-specific hypotheses relevant to the estimation of risk, as well as interaction effects among risk factors via multimethod and serial assessment approaches. However, further research on the efficacy and clinical utility of the PF model is necessary if this approach is to be used in forensic evaluation, especially when considering the standards for expert testimony. After outlining the PF model as it may be applied to risk assessment, this paper presents a case example demonstrating the introduced assessment technique. The authors then discuss the potential benefits of using the PF model for risk assessment before concluding the paper with a justification for future research and suggestions for how to begin establishing the PF model’s efficacy and clinical utility in forensic evaluations.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"5 1","pages":"154 - 177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85940486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-02-01DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2016117
Jordan Quinn, A. Cook, Tamara Leeuwerik
ABSTRACT As part of an NHS England pilot scheme, Specialist Community Forensic Teams were developed aiming to support service users’ transition of care from secure forensic inpatient settings to living in the community. This study explored the experiences of service users, carers, health professionals and specialist residential accommodation providers in relation to one of these teams. The Good Lives Model was adapted by the team to inform formulation and intervention. Nineteen participants completed a mixed-methods survey. Data were processed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings indicate that the use of a strengths-based model within a forensic setting was perceived by stakeholders as providing an experience of relational security and hopefulness. Most stakeholders surveyed endorsed survey items indicative of a positive experience of the service. The findings from this study suggest that GLM is an acceptable model to stakeholders for formulating the needs and strengths of service users in planning their transition from residing in secure settings to living in the community.
{"title":"Exploring the Experience of a Strengths-Based Approach within a Forensic Service","authors":"Jordan Quinn, A. Cook, Tamara Leeuwerik","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2016117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2016117","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT As part of an NHS England pilot scheme, Specialist Community Forensic Teams were developed aiming to support service users’ transition of care from secure forensic inpatient settings to living in the community. This study explored the experiences of service users, carers, health professionals and specialist residential accommodation providers in relation to one of these teams. The Good Lives Model was adapted by the team to inform formulation and intervention. Nineteen participants completed a mixed-methods survey. Data were processed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings indicate that the use of a strengths-based model within a forensic setting was perceived by stakeholders as providing an experience of relational security and hopefulness. Most stakeholders surveyed endorsed survey items indicative of a positive experience of the service. The findings from this study suggest that GLM is an acceptable model to stakeholders for formulating the needs and strengths of service users in planning their transition from residing in secure settings to living in the community.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"15 1","pages":"136 - 153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90643158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-24DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2013349
Danique Korsten, Marije Keulen-de Vos
ABSTRACT Although there is an increasing focus on therapy alliance and its predictive factors, there has been limited exploration of these predictive factors within forensic services. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) could be one of these possible factors. In the present study, we examined whether ACEs are predictive for therapy alliance in male inpatients with cluster B personality disorders who are convicted for a violent offense. We were specifically interested in the predictive value of ACEs on therapy alliance at 18 months into treatment, and whether personality pathology mediates this relationship. ACEs, self-rated and observer-rated therapy alliance, and personality pathology were assessed within 103 male offenders and analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression analyses, and mediation analyses using PROCESS. Results show that self-rated agreement on therapy tasks was predicted by emotional neglect, whereas observer-rated agreement on therapy tasks was predicted by physical neglect. Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse were not predictive for therapy alliance. Personality disorders were no mediating factors. Despite limitations, this study emphasizes the importance of childhood neglect in treatment of male inpatients with convictions for violent offenses and contributes to our understanding of the concept of therapy alliance in people with convictions.
{"title":"The Impact of Adverse Childhood Events on Therapy Alliance in Male Inpatients with Convictions","authors":"Danique Korsten, Marije Keulen-de Vos","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2013349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2013349","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Although there is an increasing focus on therapy alliance and its predictive factors, there has been limited exploration of these predictive factors within forensic services. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) could be one of these possible factors. In the present study, we examined whether ACEs are predictive for therapy alliance in male inpatients with cluster B personality disorders who are convicted for a violent offense. We were specifically interested in the predictive value of ACEs on therapy alliance at 18 months into treatment, and whether personality pathology mediates this relationship. ACEs, self-rated and observer-rated therapy alliance, and personality pathology were assessed within 103 male offenders and analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression analyses, and mediation analyses using PROCESS. Results show that self-rated agreement on therapy tasks was predicted by emotional neglect, whereas observer-rated agreement on therapy tasks was predicted by physical neglect. Physical, sexual, and emotional abuse were not predictive for therapy alliance. Personality disorders were no mediating factors. Despite limitations, this study emphasizes the importance of childhood neglect in treatment of male inpatients with convictions for violent offenses and contributes to our understanding of the concept of therapy alliance in people with convictions.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"39 1","pages":"404 - 425"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86510956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-24DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2028394
P. T. Horst, M. Spreen, Esther de Vries, S. Bogaerts
ABSTRACT The Historical Clinical Future-Revised [HKT-R] is a risk assessment tool to support forensic psychiatric professionals in their clinical decisions to prevent future recidivism. A self-report version and App has been developed in co-creation with patients and professionals, the so-called HKT-R Spider App. This App aims to helps patients understand their offense-related risk- and protective factors and become more involved in their treatment. By comparing patient’s self-reports on 14 clinical and seven future-related factors with staff observations, this App aims to facilitate shared decision making. In this study, we examined whether perceptions of risk and protective factors between patients (n = 32) and staff (n = 8) corresponded or differed. Exact agreement was low. Professionals assessed patients significantly higher at risk for eight clinical and four future HKT-R factors. Patients assessed themselves significantly more at risk for psychosis. Score correlations ranged from negative to high-strong. The use of the visual HKT-Spider App is promising as a conversation starter and tool for patients and professionals for shared personalized decision making. It visualizes a treatment trajectory. Patients report that the App is user friendly, informative and useful in the dialogue with their professionals. Further implementation in the forensic field is needed.
{"title":"Facilitating Shared Decision Making in Forensic Psychiatry: The HKT-R Spider App","authors":"P. T. Horst, M. Spreen, Esther de Vries, S. Bogaerts","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2028394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2028394","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Historical Clinical Future-Revised [HKT-R] is a risk assessment tool to support forensic psychiatric professionals in their clinical decisions to prevent future recidivism. A self-report version and App has been developed in co-creation with patients and professionals, the so-called HKT-R Spider App. This App aims to helps patients understand their offense-related risk- and protective factors and become more involved in their treatment. By comparing patient’s self-reports on 14 clinical and seven future-related factors with staff observations, this App aims to facilitate shared decision making. In this study, we examined whether perceptions of risk and protective factors between patients (n = 32) and staff (n = 8) corresponded or differed. Exact agreement was low. Professionals assessed patients significantly higher at risk for eight clinical and four future HKT-R factors. Patients assessed themselves significantly more at risk for psychosis. Score correlations ranged from negative to high-strong. The use of the visual HKT-Spider App is promising as a conversation starter and tool for patients and professionals for shared personalized decision making. It visualizes a treatment trajectory. Patients report that the App is user friendly, informative and useful in the dialogue with their professionals. Further implementation in the forensic field is needed.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"2011 1","pages":"328 - 343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82597394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-20DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2013359
Juliette C. Hutten, J. V. van Horn, Kasia Uzieblo, Frida C. A. van der Veeken, Yvonne H A Bouman
ABSTRACT In forensic mental health care, a risk management plan forms the transition between the assessment and the treatment phase. Research and practice have shown that clinicians often experience difficulties in the transition from assessment to risk management. Available methods often do not provide sufficient guidelines. The current narrative review aimed to provide an overview of available methods for the translation of the risk assessment information into a risk management plan and to evaluate these methods. A literature search led to the identification of 21 methods, of which only two provided concrete guidelines for all of the steps of the pathway from risk assessment to management. Results underline the importance of providing clinicians with structured methods to guide the risk management pathway.
{"title":"Toward a Risk Management Strategy: A Narrative Review of Methods for Translation of Risk Assessment into Risk Management","authors":"Juliette C. Hutten, J. V. van Horn, Kasia Uzieblo, Frida C. A. van der Veeken, Yvonne H A Bouman","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2013359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2013359","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In forensic mental health care, a risk management plan forms the transition between the assessment and the treatment phase. Research and practice have shown that clinicians often experience difficulties in the transition from assessment to risk management. Available methods often do not provide sufficient guidelines. The current narrative review aimed to provide an overview of available methods for the translation of the risk assessment information into a risk management plan and to evaluate these methods. A literature search led to the identification of 21 methods, of which only two provided concrete guidelines for all of the steps of the pathway from risk assessment to management. Results underline the importance of providing clinicians with structured methods to guide the risk management pathway.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"221 1","pages":"444 - 469"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77011909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-18DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2013363
P. Carrola
ABSTRACT This study explores sex offender counselors’ perspectives on sex offender denial in the U.S. and how to address it in treatment. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was used in this study to analyze participant interviews and develop themes based on their experiences. The themes that emerged included Confrontation, Therapeutic Relationship and Emerging Changes. Participants described varied perspectives on the importance of addressing denial in treatment but agreed on the importance of the therapeutic relationship as an effective strategy to address it. Implications for practice and future research are discussed within the cultural and legal context of the U.S.
{"title":"Experiences Addressing Denial in Sex Offender Counseling","authors":"P. Carrola","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2013363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2013363","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study explores sex offender counselors’ perspectives on sex offender denial in the U.S. and how to address it in treatment. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was used in this study to analyze participant interviews and develop themes based on their experiences. The themes that emerged included Confrontation, Therapeutic Relationship and Emerging Changes. Participants described varied perspectives on the importance of addressing denial in treatment but agreed on the importance of the therapeutic relationship as an effective strategy to address it. Implications for practice and future research are discussed within the cultural and legal context of the U.S.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"70 1","pages":"1 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77860284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-18DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2016116
Bárbara de Jesus Costa, Alice Margarida Simões, I. Relva
ABSTRACT Young adults are highly involved on the Internet. However, an excessive involvement can lead to Internet addiction. The literature reveals that the presence of psychopathic traits is associated with a greater predisposition to develop an addiction. With technologies, a new form of dating abuse has emerged – cyber abuse. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the associations between the variables under study and to test the mediating effect of Internet addiction between psychopathy and cyber dating abuse. The sample consisted of 249 university students (M = 21.38; SD = 4.52), in Portugal. The Self-Report Psychopathy Scale – III (SRP-III), the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Cyber Dating Abuse Questionnaire (CDAQ) and a sociodemographic questionnaire were used as instruments. The main results suggest that Internet addiction partially mediated the relationship between psychopathy and victimization (β = .277; p = .007) and perpetration (β = .243; p = .015) of cyber dating abuse. It is possible to emphasize the importance of the preponderance of psychopathy in the development of addiction and cyber abuse. The results also demonstrated that Internet addiction is influenced by psychopathic traits and that, consequently, it influences cyber dating abuse.
{"title":"Psychopathic Traits and Cyber Dating Abuse: Mediating Effect of Internet Addiction in a University Student Sample","authors":"Bárbara de Jesus Costa, Alice Margarida Simões, I. Relva","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2016116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2016116","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Young adults are highly involved on the Internet. However, an excessive involvement can lead to Internet addiction. The literature reveals that the presence of psychopathic traits is associated with a greater predisposition to develop an addiction. With technologies, a new form of dating abuse has emerged – cyber abuse. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the associations between the variables under study and to test the mediating effect of Internet addiction between psychopathy and cyber dating abuse. The sample consisted of 249 university students (M = 21.38; SD = 4.52), in Portugal. The Self-Report Psychopathy Scale – III (SRP-III), the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Cyber Dating Abuse Questionnaire (CDAQ) and a sociodemographic questionnaire were used as instruments. The main results suggest that Internet addiction partially mediated the relationship between psychopathy and victimization (β = .277; p = .007) and perpetration (β = .243; p = .015) of cyber dating abuse. It is possible to emphasize the importance of the preponderance of psychopathy in the development of addiction and cyber abuse. The results also demonstrated that Internet addiction is influenced by psychopathic traits and that, consequently, it influences cyber dating abuse.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"29 1","pages":"113 - 135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90708838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-18DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2013356
Pedro Pechorro, M. Delisi, R. Gonçalves, Teresa Braga, J. Marôco
ABSTRACT The Dark Triad composed of psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism, and also self-control are consistently related to antisocial and criminal externalizing outcomes. In the present study, we examined whether self-control mediates the relationships between the Dark Triad and delinquency, conduct disorder, and crime seriousness outcomes. The sample consisted of 567 adolescents (M = 15.91 years, SD = 0.99 years, range = 14–18 years) from Portugal. Self-control mediated the association between psychopathy and Machiavellianism (but not narcissism) and self-reported juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder symptoms, and crime seriousness. One reason antisocial/criminal behaviors are common in those characterized by psychopathy and Machiavellianism relates to their deficits in self-control as suggested by general theories. Within the nomological network of dark traits, narcissism appears to have enduring and unmediated associations with externalizing features and conduct problems. Our findings add to the literature modeling the Dark Triad along with self-control to elucidate its contributions to antisocial/criminal outcomes in youth.
{"title":"Dark Triad Personalities, Self-control, and Antisocial/Criminal Outcomes in Youth","authors":"Pedro Pechorro, M. Delisi, R. Gonçalves, Teresa Braga, J. Marôco","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2013356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2013356","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Dark Triad composed of psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism, and also self-control are consistently related to antisocial and criminal externalizing outcomes. In the present study, we examined whether self-control mediates the relationships between the Dark Triad and delinquency, conduct disorder, and crime seriousness outcomes. The sample consisted of 567 adolescents (M = 15.91 years, SD = 0.99 years, range = 14–18 years) from Portugal. Self-control mediated the association between psychopathy and Machiavellianism (but not narcissism) and self-reported juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder symptoms, and crime seriousness. One reason antisocial/criminal behaviors are common in those characterized by psychopathy and Machiavellianism relates to their deficits in self-control as suggested by general theories. Within the nomological network of dark traits, narcissism appears to have enduring and unmediated associations with externalizing features and conduct problems. Our findings add to the literature modeling the Dark Triad along with self-control to elucidate its contributions to antisocial/criminal outcomes in youth.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"13 1","pages":"427 - 443"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73737626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-18DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.1973235
William T. Miller, A. L. Burton, C. Jonson, Velmer S. Burton
Abstract Correctional staff turnover has been linked to burnout in current staff, risk of physical injury due to understaffing, and high replacement costs due to onboarding processes. To date, much research has been devoted to job characteristics and demographic profiles to understand turnover, but little research has examined highly dynamic factors, such as self-efficacy. Given that self-efficacy has been linked to absenteeism, turnover, and engagement across vocational contexts, the current study seeks to provide practitioners and researchers with the tools to examine self-efficacy through the Correctional Officer Trainee Self-Efficacy Index. Comprising each task that correctional officer training academies train in, the self-efficacy index can be used to identify areas improvement in curricula or in individual officer development throughout training. Using the graded response model of item response theory, we examine item-level properties of the index using a sample of 673 pre-service correctional officers across two Midwestern and one Southern state. Results indicated that the self-efficacy indices loaded onto two factors. Each item had high discrimination, and the range of difficulty parameters for the items was wide. Overall, the correctional officer trainee task self-efficacy index is effective for those with low to high self-efficacy for correctional officer tasks.
{"title":"The Creation of a Correctional Officer Trainee Self-Efficacy Index: An Application of Item Response Theory","authors":"William T. Miller, A. L. Burton, C. Jonson, Velmer S. Burton","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.1973235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.1973235","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Correctional staff turnover has been linked to burnout in current staff, risk of physical injury due to understaffing, and high replacement costs due to onboarding processes. To date, much research has been devoted to job characteristics and demographic profiles to understand turnover, but little research has examined highly dynamic factors, such as self-efficacy. Given that self-efficacy has been linked to absenteeism, turnover, and engagement across vocational contexts, the current study seeks to provide practitioners and researchers with the tools to examine self-efficacy through the Correctional Officer Trainee Self-Efficacy Index. Comprising each task that correctional officer training academies train in, the self-efficacy index can be used to identify areas improvement in curricula or in individual officer development throughout training. Using the graded response model of item response theory, we examine item-level properties of the index using a sample of 673 pre-service correctional officers across two Midwestern and one Southern state. Results indicated that the self-efficacy indices loaded onto two factors. Each item had high discrimination, and the range of difficulty parameters for the items was wide. Overall, the correctional officer trainee task self-efficacy index is effective for those with low to high self-efficacy for correctional officer tasks.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"17 1","pages":"285 - 306"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77409527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-18DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2013365
Carollyne Youssef, Sharon Casey, A. Birgden, Belinda Guadagno
ABSTRACT Although it seems community maintenance programs (CMPs) can play an important role in the desistance journey for those who have committed a sexual offense and there is increased recognition of the various factors that can impact behavior change, there remains a paucity of research that considers the lived experience of those who have participated in CMPs. The primary aim of this study was to solicit views from a group of individuals who had participated in a CMP post-release to develop an understanding of CMPs in terms of its significance in the transition from prison to community reintegration. Thirteen men who participated in an Australian CMP and did not reoffend and thirteen men who participated and went on to reoffend sexually were interviewed about their perceptions and experiences of the CMP. The results for the two groups are outlined as well as implications for practice and future research.
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