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Effect of treatment on sex offenders' recidivism: a meta-analysis

open access: yesAnales de Psicologia, 2017
This meta-analysis has the aim of measuringthe effect of treatment on sex offenders. After a systematic review of the recent literature, seventeen studies were selected, containing a total sample of 6,681 sex offenders. The rates of sexual recidivism (13.
Virginia Soldino   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assault‐on‐Law‐Enforcement: The Complications of Charges for Individuals on Mental Health Court Dockets

open access: yesCriminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mental health courts divert individuals with serious mental illness away from imprisonment into community‐based treatment and supervision. Early research indicates that such treatment contracts can reduce recidivism and provide various other benefits. Aspects of eligibility for this diversion option are still under‐researched.
Steven Keener, Audrey Morrison
wiley   +1 more source

The Psychometric Properties and Clinical Usefulness of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale in Forensic Settings

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a widely used measure of emotion dysregulation across clinical contexts. However, its psychometric properties and clinical utility have not been thoroughly examined in forensic populations.
Adam Meddeb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Latent Classes of Criminal Intent Associated with Criminal Behaviour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: This study aimed to examine the number of latent classes of criminal intent that exist among prisoners and to look at the associations with recidivism, number of police arrests, type of offending (robbery, violent offences, murder, and ...
Dhingra, Katie   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Patterns of psychopathology and personal strengths among youth in psychiatric care

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry have declared a National State of Emergency in Children's Mental Health, calling for improved approaches to address youth mental health.
Logan R. Cummings   +78 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical recidivism rates of Alberta’s not criminally responsible population

open access: yesJournal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2018
In Canada, public safety is a paramount concern for the provincial Review Boards that oversee individuals found to be Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCR).
Kayla Richer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structurally competent care for families facing the continuous traumatic stress of community violence and systemic racism

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract In racially and economically segregated communities, structural violence and chronic adversity perpetuate the risk for community violence and related trauma exposure. Despite widespread awareness of community violence, urban youth of color are among those least likely to have access to services that promote trauma recovery. When these youth do
Bradley C. Stolbach   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age of gray matters: Neuroprediction of recidivism

open access: yesNeuroImage: Clinical, 2018
Age is one of the best predictors of antisocial behavior. Risk models of recidivism often combine chronological age with demographic, social and psychological features to aid in judicial decision-making.
Kent A. Kiehl   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

School‐Based Educational Involvement for Families With a History of Parental Incarceration: A Systematic Review

open access: yesPsychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An estimated 5.1 million children in the United States have experienced parental incarceration (Annie E. Casey Foundation 2016). Only recently has research begun considering protective factors in mitigating negative school‐based outcomes associated with this experience. Parental educational involvement is a critical factor in student outcomes,
Elizabeth L. Shaver   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Carceral Shadow: Criminal Justice as a Determinant of Health and Challenges for Policymakers

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The criminal justice system functions as a primary social determinant of health in the United States, generating disproportionate physical, psychological, and chronic health burdens on Black communities and other marginalized groups. Policing structural barriers—including qualified immunity, police union contracts, and municipal financing
RASHAWN RAY, KEON GILBERT
wiley   +1 more source

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