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Drug Use and Criminal Activity Among Rural Probationers With DUI HistoriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The present study examined whether ever being arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) was associated with higher levels of substance use and criminal activity in a sample of 800 probationers. Lifetime and 30-day histories of substance use and criminal activity were compared across three groups of probationers from rural Kentucky: those with a single DUI arrest, those with two or more DUI arrests, and those with no DUI arrests. A larger percentage of probationers with a DUI arrest reported lifetime and 30-day substance use than non-DUI offenders in almost all drug and alcohol categories. Higher prevalence of criminal...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Webster, J. M., Oser, C. B., Mateyoke-Scrivner, A., Cline, V. D., Havens, J. R., Leukefeld, C. G. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Racial Differences in Desistance From Substance Abuse: The Impact of Religious Involvement on RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines variations by race in the relationship between religiosity and desistance from substance abuse. Although most studies have included race as a control variable, only a few studies compared the equivalence of associations among religiosity, delinquency, recovery from substance abuse, and other variables between Black and White samples. Using data from the intake and 12-month follow-up survey of the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study, this study examines levels of religious involvement of Black and White drug treatment clients. In addition, it empirically tests whether religious involvement exerts differen...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chu, D. C., Sung, H.-E. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Public Perception of Sex Offender Social Policies and the Impact on Sex OffendersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines the public perception of sex offender policies and the perceived impact of sex offender policies on the sex offenders themselves. Specifically, this study explores how the community feels about the effectiveness of policies such as registration and community notification (Megan’s Law), and housing restrictions in reducing sexual recidivism. Data are collected from 115 participants from a nationwide online community message board. Results suggest that although most individuals support Megan’s Law, they do not feel the policy reduces recidivism. Furthermore, the majority of the participants al...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Schiavone, S. K., Jeglic, E. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Effect of a Longer Versus Shorter Test-Release Interval on Recidivism Prediction With the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The General Criminal Thinking (GCT) score of the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) was correlated with recidivism data obtained on 284 released male federal prisoners. The sample was divided into those inmates who had been released within 24 months of having completed the PICTS (shorter test-release interval; n = 138) and those inmates who had been released more than 24 months after having completed the PICTS (longer test-release interval; n = 146), and recidivism was measured by subsequent arrests and convictions accrued during a 6- to 78-month follow-up. Although the GCT score successfully predi...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Walters, G. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Inmate Harassment and Rape: An Exploratory Study of Seven Maximum- and Medium-Security Male Prisons in IsraelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study, based on 760 hours of phenomenological semi-structured interviews undertaken in a random sample of 1.5% of the male prisoner population in Israel, analyzes the neglected issue of homosexual rape in Israeli prisons. The study finds that (a) sexual harassment or homosexual rapes rarely take place in Israeli prisons and (b) Israeli inmates view homosexual rape in prison as disgusting and disgraceful and conceptualize it in highly negative emotional terms. (Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Einat, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Mental Health Performance Measurement in CorrectionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the product of a consensus panel of correctional health care experts, charged to develop performance measures, based on nationally accepted standards, for selected elements of psychiatric treatment behind bars, aimed to improve the quality of care. Performance measures were developed for medication adherence, suicide prevention, mental health treatment planning, and sleep medication usage. (Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hoge, S. K., Greifinger, R. B., Lundquist, T., Mellow, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

The Role of Violence in Street Crime: A Qualitative Study of Violent OffendersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study explores the extent to which violence on the street can be explained by rational factors associated with the successful commission of the offence or social factors related to street culture. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 55 violent street offenders who were serving sentences for street robbery and assault in six prisons in the United Kingdom. The findings, based on accounts of 101 incidents of street violence, identified four main explanations for street violence: (a) successful offence enactment, (b) buzz and excitement, (c) status and honor, and (d) informal justice. The article concludes t...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bennett, T., Brookman, F. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Carpe Diem Antisocial Behaviors: Street Robbery and AssaultEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Palermo, G. B. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Book Review: Melton, G. B., Petrila, J., Poythress, N. G., & Slobogin, C. (2007). Psychological Evaluations for the Courts: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals and Lawyers (3rd ed.). New York: GuilfordEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kocsis, R. N. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Social and Emotional Context of Childhood and Adolescent Animal Cruelty: Is There a Link to Adult Interpersonal Crimes?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The link between early animal abuse and later violence toward humans may depend on how acts of animal cruelty are experienced by those whose behavior demonstrates this graduation. Unfortunately, the research investigating the social and emotional context for the youthful commission of animal cruelty as it escalates to adult interpersonal violence is relatively nonexistent. Using 112 cases from a larger sample of 261 inmates surveyed at both medium and maximum security prisons in a southern state, the present study examined the effects of age of onset and frequency of animal cruelty, the covertness of animal cruelty, the co...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tallichet, S. E., Hensley, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A Combined Therapy Model (Individual and Family) for Children With Sexual Behavior ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes one model from a variety of therapy methods used in the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Aggression Among Children. The model combines family and individual therapy for children with sexual behavior problems. The frequency is of two successive individual sessions followed by one family session. The family sessions include the child and both parents, and in some cases siblings are also invited. The article specifies the importance of family therapy for this population and describes the context for appropriate interventions. It gives the characteristics of families whose children are h...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Etgar, T., Shulstain-Elrom, H. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Relationship Between Street Children and the Justice System in EgyptEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article examines the relationship between street children and the justice system in Egypt. After introducing the context of street children in the Egyptian case, it explores whether the justice system exacerbates the problem of street children and whether its potential to play a positive part in alleviating the problem should be revisited. The article then explores the basis for the negative perspective on the role of the justice system and the steps required to improve its role in solving the problem of the increasing number of street children. It concludes with a three-pronged approach for the Egyptian justice syste...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ammar, N. H. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Delinquent Activity Among Jewish and Arab Junior and Senior High School Students in IsraelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compares the criminal activities of male and female Jewish and Arab junior and senior high school students in Israel based on self-reported criminal activities. The sample consisted of 906 randomly selected junior and senior high school students. The findings indicate that Jewish students committed more types of delinquent acts when compared with their Arab counterparts; males committed more delinquent acts than females; and Arab females had very low rates of delinquency. The findings are discussed in light of possible influences of cultural and ethnic origin and knowledge about possible discrimination against A...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sherer, M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Developing a Citywide Youth Violence Prevention Plan: Perceptions of Various StakeholdersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study sought to fill this void. A series of seven focus group interviews were conducted with 85 stakeholders involved in developing a youth violence prevention plan in one community. Results suggest that the stakeholders were optimistic about developing violence prevention strategies and forging partnerships between various groups. Participants pointed to specific themes that provide a framework for understanding youth violence prevention planning efforts. Implications are provided. (Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Payne, B. K., Button, D. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Domestic Homicide Followed by Parasuicide: A Comparison With Homicide and ParasuicideEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study overcomes this limitation by making use of homicides followed by a suicide attempt of the perpetrator (homicide—parasuicides). The authors examine to what extent these homicide—parasuicides can be understood as being primarily an expression of homicidal or of suicidal behavior. In total, 77 homicide—parasuicides are compared to 430 homicides and 161 parasuicides. The results show that homicide—parasuicides constitute a different category of lethal violence with regard to demographic, individual, and event-related characteristics. Subanalyses of homicide—parasuicides involving women ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Liem, M., Hengeveld, M., Koenraadt, F. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Ubiquity of Murder-SuicideEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - September 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Palermo, G. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Accuracy of the Static-99 in Predicting Recidivism in SwitzerlandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study is the first evaluation of the predictive accuracy of the Static-99 among sex offenders in Switzerland. The Static-99 scores of 69 violent/sex offenders in Switzerland were assessed using data from their psychiatric assessments. Recidivism was operationalized as reconviction assessed from penal records. The Static-99 risk levels were predictive for recidivism (AUC = .758) among our population. The results are discussed on the basis of the literature. (Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Endrass, J., Urbaniok, F., Held, L., Vetter, S., Rossegger, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Measurement of Psychopathy: Dimensional and Taxometric ApproachesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article extends the debate over personality disorders as dimensional or taxonic phenomena to the study of psychopathy and relates this issue to questions surrounding whether behaviors or personality traits best represent psychopathy. Proponents of dimensional measurements of psychopathy consider personality traits to be important constructs of psychopathy, whereas proponents of taxometric measurements consider behaviors to be important characteristics of psychopathy. After a brief introduction to the measurement of psychopathy, taxometric and dimensional measurement techniques are explained, their assumptions addresse...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wright, E. M. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Continuing to Have Sex With Their Victims Following the Initial Assault: Evidence for Evolved Reproductive StrategiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Among a sample of college students, roughly 30% of the women and 12% of the men reported having been the victim of a sexual assault sometime in their lives. Of the assault victims, approximately 23% of both sexes stated that they had sexual intercourse with their assaulters on at least one subsequent occasion. Female victims of a completed sexual assault were significantly more likely to continue being sexually active with their assailants than were female victims who managed to block the assault, while no such difference was found for male victims. This would imply that some men are using assaultive tactics to secure sex ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ellis, L., Widmayer, A., Palmer, C. T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Art Therapy With Serious Juvenile Offenders: A Phenomenological AnalysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Forty-six seriously delinquent, incarcerated boys received individual and group therapy for 32 months. The study examined how art therapy addressed the boys' psychological needs via analysis of the boys' self-selected art productions. In descending order of frequency, the eight most frequent need themes were identity issues; need for security and tranquility; need for freedom, adventure, and fun; need for ideal parental relationships; need for affiliation and affection; erotic and sexual needs; expression of depression, childhood trauma, and other psychological problems; and religious or spiritual needs. The boys' percepti...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Persons, R. W. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Before the Next Storm: Some Evidence-Based Reminders About Temporary ReleaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article offers a long overdue comprehensive review of the literature on the effectiveness of temporary release programs for prisoners. Following an account of how the public and criminal justice workers view temporary release, and against the "nothing works" proposition, it is shown that while in the community, prisoners tend to spend their time constructively and comply with the rules and regulations of temporary release; both home leave and work release schemes can be effective in reducing recidivism rates, and work release in particular may also enhance postrelease employment prospects. (Source: International Journ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Cheliotis, L. K. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Gender-Specific Factors Associated With Community Substance Abuse Treatment Utilization Among Incarcerated Substance UsersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the independent correlates of preincarceration community substance abuse treatment utilization for male and female offenders currently participating in prison-based treatment. As part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse—funded Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies cooperative agreement, this protocol was implemented by four collaborating research centers. Males with a history of treatment utilization were more likely to be older, to have used crack, and to have had a greater number of arrests, and they were less likely to be arrested for a violent charge. Females with previous treat...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Staton-Tindall, M., Havens, J. R., Oser, C. B., Prendergast, M., Leukefeld, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

A New Psychometric Instrument Assessing Vulnerability to Risk of Suicide and Self-Harm Behaviour in Offenders: Suicide Concerns for Offenders in Prison Environment (SCOPE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aimed to develop a new psychometric instrument to assess vulnerability to risk of suicide and nonfatal self-harm behaviour in young adult male and female offenders. In total three studies were conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the new instrument using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in different samples. Participants in all three studies included a total of 1,166 young adult offenders across six Her Majesty's Prisons. The new instrument, Suicide Concerns for Offenders in Prison Environment (SCOPE), contained 28 items scoring on two subscales. The factorial structure of the new ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Perry, A. E., Olason, D. T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Sexual Offenders in Preventive Detention: Data Concerning the Inmates and Expert Witness PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the last decade, preventive detention—especially that relating to sexual offenders— has gained relevance for the German legal system. However, data are lacking concerning the inmates and the modus operandi of the psychiatric experts. Court orders and psychiatric statements of 114 offenders with orders of preventive detention were examined, 57 of whom were incarcerated because of sexual offences. Sexual offenders mostly show antisocial personality traits or even disorders, with a history of poly-trophic delinquency. In only four cases, the diagnosis of a sexual disorder was given. The analysis showed a high r...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Habermeyer, E., Passow, D., Puhlmann, P., Vohs, K., Herpertz, S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Sexual Predator Law or Preventive Detention? Call It for What It IsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Palermo, G. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Physical and Property Victimization Behind Bars: A Multilevel ExaminationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The majority of the extant literature on inmate victimization considers only one level of analysis, thus ignoring the interaction effects between inmate- and prison-level variables. To extend this literature, multilevel modeling techniques were used to analyze self-report data from more than 1,000 inmates and 30 prisons in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. Results revealed that demographic variables were strong predictors of physical victimization (i.e., race and assaultive behavior). Also, security level had a contextual direct effect on physical victimization. Property victimization was best explained with an integrated mod...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lahm, K. F. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Attitudes Toward Prostitution Scale: Preliminary Report on Its Development and UseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Attitudes Toward Prostitution Scale (ATPS) assesses the beliefs of men who purchase sex from prostitutes. Items for the ATPS were administered to a U.S. multisite sample of 1,001 men who had been arrested for soliciting an undercover police officer and subsequently referred to a psychoeducational program. Principal axis factor analysis was conducted, and it yielded three valid factors: Social/Legal Support of Prostitution, Beliefs About Prostitutes, and Family Values Related to Prostitution. Scale-item reliability was assessed with Cronbach's alpha on a second independent sample of 74 men, which offered data to support...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sawyer, S. P., Metz, M. E. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

An Examination of Current Psychometric Assessments of Child Molesters' Offense-Supportive Beliefs Using Ward's Implicit TheoriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Are current questionnaire methods fit for the task of assessing offense-related schemas? Six published and unpublished questionnaire measures that assess child molesters' offense-related beliefs are evaluated and examined for evidence of the five implicit schemas proposed by Ward: children as sexual beings, nature of harm, uncontrollability, entitlement, and dangerous world. Current treatment approaches assume that child molesters hold some, if not all, of these implicit schemas—an assumption demonstrated through the use of appropriately modified schema-based treatment techniques. Coding the six questionnaires reveal...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gannon, T. A., Keown, K., Rose, M. R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Rape Myth Acceptance in Men Who Completed the Prostitution Offender Program of British ColumbiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an effort to characterize the attitudes and characteristics of men who solicit sex, this study investigated rape myth acceptance as assessed by a modification of Burt's Rape Myth Acceptance Scale. The participants were all men who took part in the Prostitution Offender Program of British Columbia after being arrested for attempting to solicit sex from an undercover police officer. Relationships between endorsement of rape myths, other attitudes, sexual behavior, and demographic variables were examined. Results reveal that age, education, use of pornography, ideal frequency of intercourse, and believing that purchasing s...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Klein, C., Kennedy, M. A., Gorzalka, B. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Effect of Sexual Priming Cues on Emotional Recognition in Nonviolent Child Sexual Abusers: A Preliminary StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a study that used a computer-based task to investigate the emotional recognition skills of child sexual abusers. The experiment consisted of two phases (prime and probe) and measured both response time and error rates to facial expressions. The priming phase of the experiment consisted of the presentation of short phrases via computer of either sexual or neutral content. The probe phase of the experiment consisted of the presentation of adult facial expressions depicting either the emotion fear or surprise. Results showed child sexual abusers to be slightly less accurate overall. Furthermore, contrar...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Oliver, C. J., Watson, D. G., Gannon, T. A., Beech, A. R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Attorney Views on the Use of Private Agencies for Probation Supervision and TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The exponential rise in probation caseloads has necessitated that some jurisdictions contract with private probation agencies and community-based private treatment providers. Regulations that monitor private providers are ill defined or absent, leaving standards open to broad interpretation. Attorneys in one jurisdiction that used private providers were surveyed to measure their beliefs about private treatment providers for people sentenced to probation. The research found that attorneys supported private provider representatives being present in court to contact defendants and to provide evidence to strengthen probation v...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alarid, L. F., Schloss, C. S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Exploring the Gender Differences in Protective Factors: Implications for Understanding ResiliencyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Understanding the causes of why individuals desist from or are resilient to delinquency and drug use has become a salient social concern. Much research has centered on the effects that protective factors possess in fostering resiliency but that research has not fully explored how the effects of protective factors might vary across gender. Using a sample of 711 individuals from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, Child—Mother data set, the authors investigate how individual protective factors vary across gender on two measures of resiliency that document the lack of involvement in serious delinquency and drug u...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hartman, J. L., Turner, M. G., Daigle, L. E., Exum, M. L., Cullen, F. T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Editorial: Delinquency: Risks and Protective FactorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Palermo, G. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

"Keepin' My Mind Right": Identity Maintenance and Religious Social Support in the Prison ContextEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is not uncommon for inmates to experience religious conversions in prison. These conversions allow inmates to portray themselves in a prosocial light and help them to establish a sense of control in their current lives, regardless of their past. Despite the value of these conversions, maintaining a new outlook of one's self is remarkably difficult. Using semistructured interviews with 63 inmates who had undergone a religious conversion, the authors examine the process that they engaged in to keep these new senses of self. The narratives suggest that they relied on various social support mechanisms to keep themselves foc...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - March 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kerley, K. R., Copes, H. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

The Prevalence of Mental Disorders in a German Sample of Male Incarcerated Juvenile OffendersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The current study investigated the prevalence of mental disorders among incarcerated juvenile offenders in Germany and sought to identify clinically relevant subgroups. In sum, 149 newly incarcerated male juvenile delinquents (M age = 19 years) were included. Diagnostic tools included the German version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV and the Psychopathy Checklist—Screening Version. The most prevalent diagnoses in the sample included conduct disorders (81%), Cluster B personality disorders (up to 62%), and substance-related disorders (up to 60%). Moreover, psychopathic features were found among 21% of...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - March 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kohler, D., Heinzen, H., Hinrichs, G., Huchzermeier, C. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Perceived Altruism: A Neglected Factor in Initial InterventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Perceived altruism, an attitude that clients may attribute to those who work with them, was examined in a qualitative and quantitative study about the impact of volunteers in drop-in centers for youth at risk in Israel. Data were collected by interviews, observations, case studies, and questionnaires. The results show that the volunteers' unique contribution affected the service as a whole. The beneficiaries knew that volunteers were servicing them, perceived volunteers as true altruists, were satisfied to the degree of preferring their services over that of paid workers, and were positively affected by the encounter with ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - March 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronel, N., Haski-Leventhal, D., Ben-David, B. M., York, A. S. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Sociological, Social Psychological, and Psychopathological Correlates of Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Jail PopulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to examine sociological, social psychological, and psychopathological correlates of substance abuse disorders in a nationally representative sample of jail inmates. Criminal history and clinical factors most strongly differentiated convicted inmates with and without substance use disorders regardless of current index offense. Policy implications are discussed in terms of targeting antisocial attitudes and peer associations and more effective clinical treatments for substance use disorders among the inmate population. High rates of co-occurring depression symptoms and anger dyscontrol found a...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - March 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kerridge, B. T. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Is Low Self-Control Associated With Violence Among Youths in Turkey?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Self-control theory is tested in relation to violence on a sample of university students in Turkey. The primary findings indicate support for the theory net of the impacts of strain, deterrence, differential association, social bonding, and routine activity theories: The greater the low self-control, the greater the violence. No subdimensions of self-control have consistent significant impacts on violence. Most high-opportunity measures have positive impacts on violence. Interaction effects occur only among subdimensions of self-control and opportunity variables. Social class and age are significant even when low self-cont...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - March 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ozbay, O., Koksoy, O. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Human Rights, Ethical Principles, and Standards in Forensic PsychologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article considers the relationship between human rights and the general ethical principles and standards contained in the American Psychological Association's (APA's) code of ethics as applied to the forensic domain. First, it analyzes the concept of human rights, their structure, and their justification. Second, it briefly describes the APA's most recent code of ethics and the principles and standards that compose it. Third, it concludes by explicitly examining the relationship between the present human rights model and the APA's code, demonstrating how it is able to provide an additional ethical resource for forensi...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - March 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ward, T., Gannon, T., Vess, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Psychologists and Offenders: Rights Versus DutiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - March 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Palermo, G. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Fear and Anxiety at the Basis of Adolescent Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors: A Case StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Juvenile delinquency is rarely associated with success in psychotherapeutic treatment. Up until now, few data have been recorded regarding possible overlaps or common features of conduct disorders with anxiety disorders. This case report of a delinquent adolescent's presenting an obsessive-compulsive disorder discusses possible underlying common features of externalizing and internalizing disorders, mainly in terms of fear and anxiety regulation. The successful psychotherapy is discussed with regard to efficient psychological assessment and treatment of delinquent adolescents, and it underlies the importance of detailed an...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kramer, U., Zimmermann, G. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Abused South Korean Women: A Comparison of Those Who Do and Those Who Do Not Resort to Lethal ViolenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study compares two groups of women in South Korea: one group incarcerated for the deaths of their male partners and the other staying in a shelter for battered women. The analysis serves to answer two questions: First, are the findings regarding women who kill their intimate partners in Western societies generally applicable to their counterparts in South Korea? Second, how are abused South Korean women who resort to lethal violence against their abusers different from those who do not? Regarding both abused and nonabused women incarcerated for criminal homicide against their partners, results indicate that they have ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kim, B., Titterington, V. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Effects of Aggression Replacement Training in Young Offender InstitutionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports a study where aggression replacement training (ART), combined with token economy, was compared with relationally oriented treatment at four residential treatment units in a nonrandomized design. In all, 57 adolescents in the ages between 16 and 19 participated. Outcome was measured as weighted indices of sentences and police suspicion reports. The results show no differences between the treatment models. In a separate analysis, the hypotheses were tested that those adolescents would relapse less frequently who admitted their crimes at intake or who could talk about guilt for their criminal acts. These ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Holmqvist, R., Hill, T., Lang, A. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Evaluation of the Persistently Violent Offender Treatment ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The treatment of violent offenders has evolved in recent years, shifting from interventions focused on anger management to those incorporating social information processing skills. The present study was a multimethod evaluation of one such program, the Persistently Violent Offender program. A total of 256 Canadian male violent offenders participated in the study; 70 Persistently Violent Offender program completers were compared to two control groups (n1 = 33, n2 = 105) who completed an alternate program and to 48 offenders who failed to complete either program. Results demonstrate few differences among groups in terms of c...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Serin, R. C., Gobeil, R., Preston, D. L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

What Shall I Do Now?: Released Offenders' Expectations for Supervision Upon ReleaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an outcome evaluation of recovering addicts who participated in a prison-based therapeutic community, 39 clients (a nonrandomized subsample) were interviewed about their rehabilitation and reintegration experience. The study focused on participants' perceptions of how essential the continuum of treatment and supervision after release was. Whereas many studies have shown that participating in prison-based drug treatment programs reduces likelihood of recidivism, clients in this study suggested that other factors might be equally important—in particular, the importance of the continuum of treatment after release and...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gideon, L. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Community Reintegration of Ex-Prisoners: Type and Degree of Change in Variables Influencing Successful ReintegrationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Community reintegration of ex-prisoners is an important issue in efforts to reduce recidivism. The present study examined the multiple, complex, and dynamic nature of variables influencing successful reintegration by assessing the type and degree of change in reintegration variables over time. Participants were 79 adult prisoners (54 male, 25 female) who completed a prerelease questionnaire 1 month before their release, which focused on prison-related variables, participant background, and anticipated conditions upon release. A postrelease questionnaire was administered to the same participants at 1-4 weeks and 3-4 months ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Shinkfield, A. J., Graffam, J. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Lifers on the Outside: Sex Offenders and Disintegrative ShamingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article examines the effects of labeling though informal and formal sanctions on sex offender reintegration, using qualitative analysis from a probability sample of 153 registered sex offenders in four counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It also provides an overview of sex offender legislation and literature. Results of the study indicate that the majority of respondents experienced negative treatment because of their status as a sex offender. Results also indicate that formal and informal sanctions are stifling opportunities for sex offenders to be fully reintegrated into society and that treatment programs are...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robbers, M. L. P. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Reintegration and RecidivismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - December 30, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Palermo, G. B. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Effects of a Competency-Based Counseling Training Program for Correctional OfficersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purposes of this study were (a) to determine whether a competency-based counseling training program can be effective in developing the counseling skills of correctional officers with diverse backgrounds and (b) to examine if participants would demonstrate positive changes in counseling skills regardless of their differences among a variety of demographic variables. One hundred and six correctional officers were selected to participate in this study. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied for collecting and analyzing data. The results indicate that the participants' counseling skills were signif...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 4, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Der Pan, P. J., Chang, S.-H., Jiang, K. J.-R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals

Beyond the "Science of Sophomores": Does the Rational Choice Explanation of Crime Generalize From University Students to an Actual Offender Sample?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study proceeds to examine this issue in two steps. First, a traditional sample of university students is examined to determine how various costs and benefits relate to their hypothetical likelihood of offending. Then the same data collection procedures are employed with a somewhat different sample of younger, adjudicated, and institutionalized offenders to determine whether the conclusions drawn from the student sample generalize to this offender sample. Results generally suggest that the content and process of hypothetical criminal decision making differ in the sample of known offenders relative to the university stu...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - November 4, 2008 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bouffard, J., Bry, J., Smith, S., Bry, R. Tags: Article Source Type: journals