Pub Date : 2022-09-14DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2116522
V. Yakovchenko, H. Matthews, Dara C Drawbridge, J. Ackourey, Molly M. Simmons, D. Smelson, D. Pinals, Rhiana. Kohl, D. McInnes
Abstract In the United States, 95% of people incarcerated in prisons will eventually return to the community; however, almost half will be rearrested at least once in the first year after release. To better understand risk, need, and responsivity in order to develop reentry policy and programming, this brief report examines whether and how veterans and nonveterans leaving state prison differ on demographics, behavioral health needs, criminal history, and recidivism. Veterans compared to nonveterans leaving incarceration were older, more likely to be White, and more educated and needed more mental health treatment. Veterans had fewer drug offenses, but more sex offenses. Risk to recidivate was lower in veterans compared to nonveterans, yet there was no difference in measured 1-year recidivism. The Department of Veterans Affairs and community service providers may need to tailor programs to meet the differing needs of veterans versus nonveterans, while accounting for race.
{"title":"Reentry and recidivism: comparison of veterans and nonveterans in a 3-year state prison release cohort","authors":"V. Yakovchenko, H. Matthews, Dara C Drawbridge, J. Ackourey, Molly M. Simmons, D. Smelson, D. Pinals, Rhiana. Kohl, D. McInnes","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2116522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2116522","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the United States, 95% of people incarcerated in prisons will eventually return to the community; however, almost half will be rearrested at least once in the first year after release. To better understand risk, need, and responsivity in order to develop reentry policy and programming, this brief report examines whether and how veterans and nonveterans leaving state prison differ on demographics, behavioral health needs, criminal history, and recidivism. Veterans compared to nonveterans leaving incarceration were older, more likely to be White, and more educated and needed more mental health treatment. Veterans had fewer drug offenses, but more sex offenses. Risk to recidivate was lower in veterans compared to nonveterans, yet there was no difference in measured 1-year recidivism. The Department of Veterans Affairs and community service providers may need to tailor programs to meet the differing needs of veterans versus nonveterans, while accounting for race.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"375 - 389"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43761949","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}
Pub Date : 2022-08-18DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2093307
S. Kolbeck
Abstract This research addresses whether reductions in formal labor market contact over time lead to heightened recidivism risk among the formerly incarcerated. To address this question, this research draws on a sample of 2,050 Ohio ex-prisoners. First, using group-based trajectory modeling, subjects are categorized into four distinct categories of employment stability, reflecting longitudinal trajectories of formal labor market contact. Then, event-history analysis is used to empirically assess the implications of declining contact with the formal labor market on recidivism risk. Results demonstrate that (1) the recidivism risk of subjects with declining employment stability diverges substantially from the recidivism risk of subjects with high stability over time, (2) the recidivism risk of subjects with declining stability converges with the recidivism risk of subjects with low stability or no employment over time, and (3) heightened recidivism risk among subjects with declining stability occurs contemporaneously to reductions in formal labor market contact. Thus, this research provides novel evidence that dislocation from the formal labor market over time heightens recidivism risk among the formerly incarcerated and suggests that employment-based reentry programming may need to increasingly focus on helping the formerly maintain employment over longer periods of time.
{"title":"Is reduced contact with the formal labor market over time associated with heightened recidivism risk?","authors":"S. Kolbeck","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2093307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2093307","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This research addresses whether reductions in formal labor market contact over time lead to heightened recidivism risk among the formerly incarcerated. To address this question, this research draws on a sample of 2,050 Ohio ex-prisoners. First, using group-based trajectory modeling, subjects are categorized into four distinct categories of employment stability, reflecting longitudinal trajectories of formal labor market contact. Then, event-history analysis is used to empirically assess the implications of declining contact with the formal labor market on recidivism risk. Results demonstrate that (1) the recidivism risk of subjects with declining employment stability diverges substantially from the recidivism risk of subjects with high stability over time, (2) the recidivism risk of subjects with declining stability converges with the recidivism risk of subjects with low stability or no employment over time, and (3) heightened recidivism risk among subjects with declining stability occurs contemporaneously to reductions in formal labor market contact. Thus, this research provides novel evidence that dislocation from the formal labor market over time heightens recidivism risk among the formerly incarcerated and suggests that employment-based reentry programming may need to increasingly focus on helping the formerly maintain employment over longer periods of time.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"337 - 356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45099738","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}
Pub Date : 2022-08-18DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2081647
Robin O’Hanlon, Jessica S. Broome
Abstract A growing area of concern among prison reform advocates and human rights activists is the “greying prison population” or the continuous, unified growth in the number of older incarcerated individuals. Older individuals experience an accelerated aging process while incarcerated, but are less likely to reoffend upon release. While the aging prison population has in recent years become a focus of criminological and gerontological scholars, the lived experience of older formerly incarcerated individuals during the reentry process remains understudied. Using a qualitative approach, this cohort study seeks to further elucidate the unique needs, beliefs, and perceptions of this population within the context of an unprecedented public health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of interviews was conducted with participants in a comprehensive reentry program for formerly incarcerated older adults in New York City who had been released between 2019 and 2020. Participants (n = 9) reported that their greatest challenges during the reentry process were securing safe and stable housing, managing physical and mental health issues, and coping with trauma, social isolation, and interpersonal conflicts. Other criminogenic factors which are typically associated with recidivism were less frequently reported among the cohort, including challenges securing employment and substance abuse issues.
{"title":"The experiences of older formerly incarcerated adults in a specialized reentry program during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Robin O’Hanlon, Jessica S. Broome","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2081647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2081647","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A growing area of concern among prison reform advocates and human rights activists is the “greying prison population” or the continuous, unified growth in the number of older incarcerated individuals. Older individuals experience an accelerated aging process while incarcerated, but are less likely to reoffend upon release. While the aging prison population has in recent years become a focus of criminological and gerontological scholars, the lived experience of older formerly incarcerated individuals during the reentry process remains understudied. Using a qualitative approach, this cohort study seeks to further elucidate the unique needs, beliefs, and perceptions of this population within the context of an unprecedented public health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of interviews was conducted with participants in a comprehensive reentry program for formerly incarcerated older adults in New York City who had been released between 2019 and 2020. Participants (n = 9) reported that their greatest challenges during the reentry process were securing safe and stable housing, managing physical and mental health issues, and coping with trauma, social isolation, and interpersonal conflicts. Other criminogenic factors which are typically associated with recidivism were less frequently reported among the cohort, including challenges securing employment and substance abuse issues.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"281 - 309"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42780070","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}
Pub Date : 2022-08-18DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2093306
Carollyne Youssef
Abstract Developing an understanding of how people who have been to prison maintain changes they may have made in a custodial program, successfully (re)integrate upon release to the community and ultimately, desist, is imperative if we want to prevent their return to prison. Reentry and reintegration processes are fraught with challenges for parolees and community support to assist with this process is important. Community maintenance programs are programs that are in theory designed to aid those who have been released from prison to successfully reintegrate, by providing ongoing specialized and professional support in the community. Factors relevant to successful reintegration for those who have offended included a variety of factors beyond program content, which includes therapist characteristics, client’s perceptions of their therapists and the therapeutic alliance. This paper examines the therapeutic relationship and proposes that the setting within which a therapeutic relationship takes place needs to be considered as a fourth factor to Bordin’s model of therapeutic alliance, which seems particularly relevant to the forensic context. There will be a specific focus on the impact of correctional organizations on therapeutic programs and staff. Implications for practice and future research are also considered.
{"title":"Therapeutic alliance and its setting with those who have sexually offended and implications for community maintenance programs","authors":"Carollyne Youssef","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2093306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2093306","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Developing an understanding of how people who have been to prison maintain changes they may have made in a custodial program, successfully (re)integrate upon release to the community and ultimately, desist, is imperative if we want to prevent their return to prison. Reentry and reintegration processes are fraught with challenges for parolees and community support to assist with this process is important. Community maintenance programs are programs that are in theory designed to aid those who have been released from prison to successfully reintegrate, by providing ongoing specialized and professional support in the community. Factors relevant to successful reintegration for those who have offended included a variety of factors beyond program content, which includes therapist characteristics, client’s perceptions of their therapists and the therapeutic alliance. This paper examines the therapeutic relationship and proposes that the setting within which a therapeutic relationship takes place needs to be considered as a fourth factor to Bordin’s model of therapeutic alliance, which seems particularly relevant to the forensic context. There will be a specific focus on the impact of correctional organizations on therapeutic programs and staff. Implications for practice and future research are also considered.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"310 - 336"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42769424","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}
Pub Date : 2022-06-08DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2082623
Tonya B. Van Deinse, Ashley D. Givens, Joseph J. Frey, Mariah Cowell, Gary S. Cuddeback
Abstract This exploratory study examines inter-organizational communication patterns and information sharing between probation officers and service providers when coordinating services for people with mental illnesses on probation. Thirty-four probation officers from one rural (n = 12) and one urban (n = 22) county completed a researcher-administered questionnaire pertaining to the size of probation officers’ service provider networks and the frequency and nature of contacts with those networks. Egocentric network analysis and bivariate inferential statistics were used to examine direct relational ties between each officer and the service providers within their communities. Probation officers in both counties reported high frequency of contact with service providers and indicated that service providers and officers were more likely to share information if reciprocated by their dyad counterpart. Probation agencies may consider enhancing probation officers’ service provider networks and fostering reciprocal and mutually-beneficial relationships to ensure timely access to services for adults with mental illnesses who are on probation.
{"title":"Size and attributes of probation officers’ service provider networks: connecting individuals with mental illnesses to community-based supports","authors":"Tonya B. Van Deinse, Ashley D. Givens, Joseph J. Frey, Mariah Cowell, Gary S. Cuddeback","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2082623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2082623","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This exploratory study examines inter-organizational communication patterns and information sharing between probation officers and service providers when coordinating services for people with mental illnesses on probation. Thirty-four probation officers from one rural (n = 12) and one urban (n = 22) county completed a researcher-administered questionnaire pertaining to the size of probation officers’ service provider networks and the frequency and nature of contacts with those networks. Egocentric network analysis and bivariate inferential statistics were used to examine direct relational ties between each officer and the service providers within their communities. Probation officers in both counties reported high frequency of contact with service providers and indicated that service providers and officers were more likely to share information if reciprocated by their dyad counterpart. Probation agencies may consider enhancing probation officers’ service provider networks and fostering reciprocal and mutually-beneficial relationships to ensure timely access to services for adults with mental illnesses who are on probation.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"245 - 262"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43891920","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}
Pub Date : 2022-06-06DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2081646
Lacey Byram Moore, S. Shannon
Abstract Renewed focus on rehabilitative prison programming in recent years has generated a need to evaluate the effectiveness of existing and emerging approaches to reducing criminogenic risks and needs. This study analyzes data from The Prison Fellowship Academy® (the Academy), a 12–14 month intensive in-prison intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral modalities and research on criminogenic risk factors. Results from pre- and posttest assessments among 112 participants who completed the Academy in six cohorts across four male prisons in four states suggest that the program contributes to significant reductions in overall criminal thinking as well as in specific subscales of these assessments, including short-term orientation, entitlement, accepting responsibility, negative attitudes toward authority, victim impact, power orientation, and rationalization. Further research should examine how reductions in criminal thinking are related to long-term changes in criminal behavior and prison climate.
{"title":"Reduced criminal thinking in the values-based Prison Fellowship Academy® program","authors":"Lacey Byram Moore, S. Shannon","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2081646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2081646","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Renewed focus on rehabilitative prison programming in recent years has generated a need to evaluate the effectiveness of existing and emerging approaches to reducing criminogenic risks and needs. This study analyzes data from The Prison Fellowship Academy® (the Academy), a 12–14 month intensive in-prison intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral modalities and research on criminogenic risk factors. Results from pre- and posttest assessments among 112 participants who completed the Academy in six cohorts across four male prisons in four states suggest that the program contributes to significant reductions in overall criminal thinking as well as in specific subscales of these assessments, including short-term orientation, entitlement, accepting responsibility, negative attitudes toward authority, victim impact, power orientation, and rationalization. Further research should examine how reductions in criminal thinking are related to long-term changes in criminal behavior and prison climate.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"263 - 279"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44729995","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}
Pub Date : 2022-06-06DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2081648
M. DeVeaux
Abstract A qualitative study using data from semi-structured interviews of 17 formerly incarcerated African American men was used to provide an understanding of post-prison success defined by the men after having been in the community at least 3 years. Rejecting traditional notions of success related to rates of recidivism as the defining element of success, success, as defined by the men in the study included several components. The findings of this study demonstrate that success is a construct inclusive of material, social, and psychological components. Various themes emerged from the data to which respondents attached importance that were linked to each component of success. These findings can enhance the practice for a range of human service providers and others who work with justice-involved African American men and enable them to better understand and serve this population, while also encouraging the development of additional methods to address the challenges related to release post-prison, reentry policy, and reentry programing.
{"title":"Not just by rates of recidivism: how NYC black men define success after prison","authors":"M. DeVeaux","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2081648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2081648","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A qualitative study using data from semi-structured interviews of 17 formerly incarcerated African American men was used to provide an understanding of post-prison success defined by the men after having been in the community at least 3 years. Rejecting traditional notions of success related to rates of recidivism as the defining element of success, success, as defined by the men in the study included several components. The findings of this study demonstrate that success is a construct inclusive of material, social, and psychological components. Various themes emerged from the data to which respondents attached importance that were linked to each component of success. These findings can enhance the practice for a range of human service providers and others who work with justice-involved African American men and enable them to better understand and serve this population, while also encouraging the development of additional methods to address the challenges related to release post-prison, reentry policy, and reentry programing.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"223 - 244"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45885328","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}
Pub Date : 2022-05-19DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2062518
D. Weimann-Saks, Inbal Peleg-Koriat, E. Halperin
Abstract Restorative justice (RJ) is oriented to respond to crime in ways that would repair individual, relational, and social harm. This study examined the relationship between type of offense and public attitudes toward RJ, in addition to the psychological mechanisms undergirding this relationship. We examined a model of three offense types (sexual, violent, and property) and their differential effect on support for RJ. Moreover, we examined whether this relationship was mediated by incremental beliefs, i.e., that human character is malleable. We also explored two control variables previously found predictive of attitudes toward punishment: perceived seriousness of the offense and fear of crime. Participants (N = 608) read a definition of one offense and completed a survey regarding incremental beliefs, fear of crime, perceived seriousness of the offense, and support for RJ. The findings indicated main effects of offense type on attitudes toward RJ. Additionally, differences between offense types were found in incremental beliefs and attitudes toward RJ, such that for both variables, sexual offenses were rated the lowest followed by violent and property offenses. An indirect effect of offense type on attitudes toward RJ through incremental beliefs was also found, but not through fear of crime or perceived seriousness.
{"title":"Incremental beliefs and public attitudes toward restorative justice: the cases of sexual, violent and property offenses","authors":"D. Weimann-Saks, Inbal Peleg-Koriat, E. Halperin","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2062518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2062518","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Restorative justice (RJ) is oriented to respond to crime in ways that would repair individual, relational, and social harm. This study examined the relationship between type of offense and public attitudes toward RJ, in addition to the psychological mechanisms undergirding this relationship. We examined a model of three offense types (sexual, violent, and property) and their differential effect on support for RJ. Moreover, we examined whether this relationship was mediated by incremental beliefs, i.e., that human character is malleable. We also explored two control variables previously found predictive of attitudes toward punishment: perceived seriousness of the offense and fear of crime. Participants (N = 608) read a definition of one offense and completed a survey regarding incremental beliefs, fear of crime, perceived seriousness of the offense, and support for RJ. The findings indicated main effects of offense type on attitudes toward RJ. Additionally, differences between offense types were found in incremental beliefs and attitudes toward RJ, such that for both variables, sexual offenses were rated the lowest followed by violent and property offenses. An indirect effect of offense type on attitudes toward RJ through incremental beliefs was also found, but not through fear of crime or perceived seriousness.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"169 - 187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43302522","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}
Pub Date : 2022-04-29DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2062517
Laurie Drapela, Amelia W. Cole, Vail Fletcher, Nick McRee
Abstract Inmate misconduct threatens two critically important functions of prison life: offender rehabilitation and facility safety. While many offender change programs focus on empathy development as a tool for reducing inmate misconduct, few studies elucidate how an inmate’s communication competence plays a role in the empathy-misconduct relationship. Drawing upon the Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) framework, we conduct a multi-site investigation of prisons in a US state to assess the association between inmates’ self-assessed levels of interpersonal communication competence (ICC) and the incidence of inmate misconduct, net of controls and demographics. Results reveal higher levels of interpersonal communication competence are related to fewer major behavioral infractions but have no observed relationship with minor infractions while incarcerated. Empathy measures had no effect on either type of infraction. Theory and policy implications of our findings for correctional practice are discussed.
{"title":"Interpersonal communication competence and the responsivity principle among inmates: implications for institutional misconduct","authors":"Laurie Drapela, Amelia W. Cole, Vail Fletcher, Nick McRee","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2062517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2062517","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Inmate misconduct threatens two critically important functions of prison life: offender rehabilitation and facility safety. While many offender change programs focus on empathy development as a tool for reducing inmate misconduct, few studies elucidate how an inmate’s communication competence plays a role in the empathy-misconduct relationship. Drawing upon the Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) framework, we conduct a multi-site investigation of prisons in a US state to assess the association between inmates’ self-assessed levels of interpersonal communication competence (ICC) and the incidence of inmate misconduct, net of controls and demographics. Results reveal higher levels of interpersonal communication competence are related to fewer major behavioral infractions but have no observed relationship with minor infractions while incarcerated. Empathy measures had no effect on either type of infraction. Theory and policy implications of our findings for correctional practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"61 1","pages":"207 - 222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47182556","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}
Pub Date : 2022-04-22DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2062519
A. Jayamaha, H. Herath, H. Dharmarathna, N. Ranadeva, P. N. Amarabandu, B. Senanayake, A. Darshana, A. Renuka, K. Samarasinghe, S. Fernando
Abstract Narcotic offenders with substance use disorder (SUD) have become a severe burden around the world including Sri Lanka. Prisons and other rehabilitation centers are threatened by overcrowding, due to recidivism, rearrest, and re-incarceration of narcotic offenders with SUD and limited capacities available in these centers. The therapeutic community (TC), owing to its comprehensive approach, long history of use, proven efficacy, and more importantly its relatability to Asian culture, has made it more appropriate for narcotic offenders with SUD sentenced to imprisonment, to subdue SUD while serving their prison sentence. TC is a rehabilitation intervention found by Tom Main in 1946 and a proper understanding of its core concept and elements is important when implementing a TC program. However, challenges are inevitable that need to be overcome when implementing a prison TC program. This paper intended to provide an insight to consider TC as a rehabilitation intervention for the imprisoned narcotic drug offenders with SUD. A special reference is provided to Sri Lanka, given its current requirement for an appropriate rehabilitation model for the prison community suffering from SUD.
{"title":"Implementing therapeutic community as a rehabilitation intervention for the imprisoned narcotic drug offenders with substance use disorder: special reference to Sri Lanka","authors":"A. Jayamaha, H. Herath, H. Dharmarathna, N. Ranadeva, P. N. Amarabandu, B. Senanayake, A. Darshana, A. Renuka, K. Samarasinghe, S. Fernando","doi":"10.1080/10509674.2022.2062519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2062519","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Narcotic offenders with substance use disorder (SUD) have become a severe burden around the world including Sri Lanka. Prisons and other rehabilitation centers are threatened by overcrowding, due to recidivism, rearrest, and re-incarceration of narcotic offenders with SUD and limited capacities available in these centers. The therapeutic community (TC), owing to its comprehensive approach, long history of use, proven efficacy, and more importantly its relatability to Asian culture, has made it more appropriate for narcotic offenders with SUD sentenced to imprisonment, to subdue SUD while serving their prison sentence. TC is a rehabilitation intervention found by Tom Main in 1946 and a proper understanding of its core concept and elements is important when implementing a TC program. However, challenges are inevitable that need to be overcome when implementing a prison TC program. This paper intended to provide an insight to consider TC as a rehabilitation intervention for the imprisoned narcotic drug offenders with SUD. A special reference is provided to Sri Lanka, given its current requirement for an appropriate rehabilitation model for the prison community suffering from SUD.","PeriodicalId":46878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Offender Rehabilitation","volume":"36 6","pages":"188 - 206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41275336","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}
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