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JournalISSN: 1050-9674

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 

Taylor & Francis
About: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Prison & Recidivism. It has an ISSN identifier of 1050-9674. Over the lifetime, 1246 publications have been published receiving 20886 citations.


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TL;DR: In this article, a detailed examination of audio taped interviews between 62 probation officers and their clients found relatively poor adherence to some of the basic principles of effec- tive intervention-the principles of Risk, Need and Responsivity.
Abstract: Community supervision has been an integral part of cor- rections since the establishment of probation more than 100 years ago. It has commonly been assumed that offenders benefit from community supervision much more than if they were incarcerated. However, empiri- cal evidence in support of the effectiveness of community supervision in reducing recidivism questions this assumption. A detailed examination of audio taped interviews between 62 probation officers and their clients found relatively poor adherence to some of the basic principles of effec- tive intervention-the principles of Risk, Need and Responsivity. For the most part, probation officers spent too much time on the enforcement aspect of supervision (i.e., complying with the conditions of probation) and not enough time on the service delivery role of supervision. Major criminogenic needs such as antisocial attitudes and social supports for crime were largely ignored and probation officers evidenced few of the skills (e.g., prosocial modeling, differential reinforcement) that could influence behavioral change in their clients. As a snapshot of present practices, this study begins a path to a systematic and structured training agenda to help probation officers become more effective agents of change.

320 citations

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TL;DR: This article found that many of the strong predictors of female delinquency are the same as those for males, such as history of antisocial behavior, antisocial attitudes, and antisocial peers.
Abstract: This study presents the results of a meta-analysis of the predictors of female delinquency. Typically, literature on male delinquency has been generalized to females. Given the literature indicating that the most effective treatment programs target those areas of offenders' lives that are most related to criminal behavior, the need to understand the causes of female delinquency is imperative. This study found that many of the strong predictors of female delinquency are the same as those for males. These include history of antisocial behavior, antisocial attitudes, antisocial peers, and antisocial personality. Unlike previous meta-analyses, however, school and family relationships and a history of physical and/or sexual assault also appear to be robust predictors of female offending.

248 citations

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TL;DR: This paper examined the role of family in the prisoner reintegration process, exploring the views of soon-to-be-released prisoners regarding the family support they expect to receive as well as the...
Abstract: This paper examines the role of family in the prisoner reintegration process, exploring the views of soon-to-be-released prisoners regarding the family support they expect to receive as well as the...

187 citations

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TL;DR: There is an emerging paradigm in probation and parole in the United States as discussed by the authors, which encompasses a realization that these forms of supervision of offenders must meet the challenges of an increasing number of parolees and probationers.
Abstract: There is an emerging paradigm in probation and parole in the United States. That new outlook encompasses a realization that these forms of supervision of offenders must meet the challenges of an increasing number of parolees and probationers. Recidivism continues to be the primary outcome measure for probation, as it is for all corrections programs. To implement effective probation programs, several steps appear necessary. State lawmakers can enact policies that can institute evidence-based criminal justice policy changes that can better meet the goals of sentencing. There is a need for the redefinition of the purposes of parole revocations.

162 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a self-report questionnaire was administered to a non-random sample of 769 inmates in 20 prisons from 12 states in order to determine if an inmate's religiousness correlated with adjustment to prison and the number of disciplinary confinements they received.
Abstract: SUMMARY During the twentieth century there has been much speculation by scholars in the United States about the relationship between religion and prisoners. In spite of the fact that both religion and the prison have been subjected to considerable study, we know little about religion in prison, particularly as it relates to the psychological adjustment of offenders to the prison environment and reduction in problematic behaviors such as disciplinary infractions. Applying a survey methodology which incorporates a recently developed scale of religiousness (the first to be developed with the assistance of inmates specifically for use with inmates) and a previously developed scale of inmate adjustment to prison, this study explores the relationship between inmate religiousness and adjustment to prison and the number of disciplinary confinements they receive. A self-report questionnaire was administered to a non-random sample of 769 inmates in 20 prisons from 12 states in order to determine if an inmate's reli...

152 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202320
202224
202129
202024
201934
201830