Showing papers in "The Prison Journal in 2021"
TL;DR: This article examined whether time spent in prison predicts suicidal ideation and found that it is associated with increased risk of depression and increased stress, and that efforts to limit distress are critical to prevent adverse events such as suicide.
Abstract: Imprisonment can be an intensely stressful experience, and efforts to limit distress are critical to prevent adverse events such as suicide. This study examined whether time spent in prison predict...
8 citations
TL;DR: Based on interviews with 30 female parolees/ex-inmates and 10 prison officers, the authors argues that custody relationships among women incarcerated in China are "not easy, and this is due prima...
Abstract: Based on interviews with 30 female parolees/ex-inmates and 10 prison officers, this article argues that custody relationships among women incarcerated in China are “not easy,” and this is due prima...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of prison officers' time on the job on changes in two personality factors, conscientiousness and agreeableness, and confirmed the hypotheses that after four years, these personality factors returned to normal.
Abstract: This study examined the impact of prison officers’ time on the job on changes in two personality factors, conscientiousness and agreeableness. The results confirmed the hypotheses that after four y...
6 citations
TL;DR: For example, the authors found that prisoners are optimistic about their future after release from prison, but very little research addresses what makes them optimistic about the future of their lives after release.
Abstract: Desistance research has linked prison inmate expectations with positive outcomes after release, but very little research addresses what makes them optimistic about their future. Using data from a r...
4 citations
TL;DR: Dog-training programs have become a popular form of alternative prison programming as mentioned in this paper and one of the reported benefits of these programs is their low cost to the criminal justice system. But very little rese...
Abstract: Dog-training programs have become a popular form of alternative prison programming. One of the reported benefits of these programs is their low cost to the criminal justice system. Very little rese...
4 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a path analysis was performed to determine whether a change in criminal thinking or change in perceived certainty mediates the putative criminogenic effect of incarceration, and the results showed that the former mediates better than the latter.
Abstract: The purpose of the current study was to determine whether a change in criminal thinking or a change in perceived certainty mediates the putative criminogenic effect of incarceration. A path analysi...
2 citations
TL;DR: The authors examined implementation outcomes several years after the rollout of the YLS/CMI risk/need assessment (RNA) tool in five diverse Pennsylvania counties and found that the tool had little impact on the performance of youth level of service/case management inventory.
Abstract: We examined implementation outcomes several years after rollout of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) risk/need assessment (RNA) tool in five diverse Pennsylvania county...
2 citations
TL;DR: The authors conducted interviews with former federal and provincial prisoners in Ontario, Canada, to study how the unique social conditions in these two institutional contexts shape interpersonal relationships among ex-convicts. But they did not consider how these conditions affect interpersonal relationships.
Abstract: Drawing on interviews conducted with former federal and provincial prisoners in Ontario, Canada, we consider how the unique social conditions in these two institutional contexts shape interpersonal...
1 citations
TL;DR: The lack of meaningful options in which prisoners can access arts and other programming in Canadian prisons has been criticised by even the country's Correctional Investigator, or prison-ombudsperson.
Abstract: Canadian prison-based arts and other programming are limited at best. Even the country’s Correctional Investigator, or prison-ombudsperson, has critiqued the lack of meaningful options in which pri...
1 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether situational characteristics of incidents involving inmates and correctional staff are related to the occurrence of inmate-on-staff assaults, and compared the two groups.
Abstract: This study examines whether situational characteristics of incidents involving inmates and correctional staff are related to the occurrence of inmate-on-staff assaults. The analyses compare assault...
1 citations
TL;DR: In this article, two studies comparing female offenders and non-offenders' wellbeing and sense of coherence were conducted, and the results showed that the level of general wellbeing was l...
Abstract: This article consists of two studies comparing female offenders’ and non-offenders’ wellbeing and sense of coherence. Consistent with the hypotheses in Study 1, the level of general wellbeing was l...
TL;DR: In this article, a directed content analysis of three seminal publications is used to investigate how execution team members respond to observable information. And a trauma framework is applied to the experiences of execution team participants.
Abstract: A trauma framework is applied to the experiences of execution team members. A directed content analysis of three seminal publications is used to investigate how execution team members respond to ob...
TL;DR: In contrast to this research, which has brought a burgeoning body of research on parent-child visitations in correctional facilities, this paper pointed out that "growing in the US incarcerated population over recent decades has brought an exponential increase in the need for parent-student visitations".
Abstract: Growth in the US incarcerated population over recent decades has brought a burgeoning body of research on parent-child visitations in correctional facilities. In contrast to this research, which ha...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the well-being of women offenders without mental disorders during imprisonment and reentry after having been confined with mentally ill female inmates and found that this joint...
Abstract: This study explores the well-being of women offenders without mental disorders during imprisonment and reentry after having been confined with mentally ill female inmates. We found that this joint ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how Major Depressive Disorder and exposure to violence are risk factors for offending and found that major depressive disorder may predict recidivism in some individuals.
Abstract: Past research has indicated that Major Depressive Disorder and exposure to violence are risk factors for offending. However, researchers have yet to examine how this disorder may predict recidivism...
TL;DR: In this paper, group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) was used to identify drug dealers who are at increased risk for drug use, and how these relationships develop across time.
Abstract: Drug dealers may be at increased risk for drug use. However, there is a dearth of research focused on how these relationships develop across time. Group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) was used to...
TL;DR: Sixty-four percent of US jail inmates suffer from mental health issues, compared to just 18.9% of the general population as discussed by the authors, and this disparity becomes greater when considering a broader population.
Abstract: Sixty-four percent of US jail inmates are reported to suffer from mental health issues, compared to just 18.9% of the general population. This disparity becomes greater when considering a broader d...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the factors that delay the granting of early release to prisoners who are eligible for early release according to the Israeli law, based on a study based on par...
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that delay the granting of early release to prisoners who are eligible for early release according to the Israeli law. The study is based on par...
TL;DR: The social process of criminal justice reform, from Howard Belding Gill's 1927 appointment as the first superintendent of the Norfolk Prison Colony to his dramatic State House occupation, is explored in this paper.
Abstract: This article explores the social process of criminal justice reform, from Howard Belding Gill’s 1927 appointment as the first superintendent of the Norfolk Prison Colony to his dramatic State House...
TL;DR: In this paper, the social determinants of mental health in the context of the stresses and deprivations of living on death row are explored using online blogs culled from online blogs.
Abstract: Death row inmate narratives, culled from online blogs, are used to explore the social determinants of mental health in the context of the stresses and deprivations of living on death row. Legal and...
TL;DR: This article applied a random-effect meta-analysis to examine previous empirical findings about three main purposes of Emotional Literacy (EL) correctional programs: improving empathy, mindfulness, and self-awareness.
Abstract: Applying a random-effect meta-analysis, the current study examines previous empirical findings about three main purposes of Emotional Literacy (EL) correctional programs: improving empathy, mindful...
TL;DR: This article examined the effect of organizational justice on the correctional environment and its consequences on various outcomes, and found that organizational justice had a profound effect on the performance of the correctional system and the prisoners.
Abstract: Research examining the effect of organizational justice on the correctional environment is typically limited to its consequences on various outcomes. Absent from this body of literature is how perc...
Abstract: Incarceration impacts families by disrupting routine attachment, creating negative consequences for both the parent and child. This article examines the use of an intervention videoing incarcerated...
TL;DR: In this paper, the unintended consequences of using house arrest for female offenders as an alternative to prison for drug-related crimes are addressed, and it is shown that in patriarchal societies, locking women up in house arrest can result in women being raped.
Abstract: This article addresses the unintended consequences of using house arrest for female offenders as an alternative to prison for drug-related crimes. We propose that in patriarchal societies, locking ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the administration of capital punishment in Kentucky and compared execution and death to life commutation cases from 1901-2019, considering the purpose of the commutation process.
Abstract: This study examines the administration of capital punishment in Kentucky. Comparing execution and death to life commutation cases from 1901–2019, we consider the purpose of the commutation process ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explain how the focus of diversion in one Midwestern county changed over time from persons with serious mental illness (PSMI) to persons with opioid use disorder (POUD).
Abstract: This article explains how jail diversion introduced in one Midwestern county changed its focus over time from persons with serious mental illness (PSMI) to persons with opioid use disorder (POUD). ...