Pasma, Amanda J van Ginneken, Esther F J C Palmen, Hanneke Nieuwbeerta, Paul
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Ex-prisoners often experience barriers to successful transition regarding employment, finances, housing, healthcare, and valid identification. Based on the Offender Management framework, assistance during imprisonment by prison- and community-based professionals is considered key in preparing prisoners for release regarding these reintegration need...
Tärnhäll, André Björk, Jonas Wallinius, Märta Gustafsson, Peik Hofvander, Björn
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
The understanding of offending, and thus its possible prevention, is expanded through longitudinal studies on criminal trajectories depicting early life risk factors. This longitudinal study aimed to explore criminal trajectories, criminal histories, and early life risk factors in a cohort of violent offenders. A Swedish nationally representative c...
Danioni, Francesca Paleari, Francesca Giorgia Pelucchi, Sara Lombrano, Maria Rita Lumera, Daniel Regalia, Camillo
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
The adjustment of prison inmates is recently becoming a social concern. In the current study we focused on the role of gratitude, interpersonal forgiveness, and anger, which have been widely addressed as likely to influence people's health and adaptive behaviors, in shaping prison inmates' psychological wellbeing and criminal attitudes. Participant...
Olson, Lindamarie Vaughn, Michael G
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Psychopathic traits and a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are common among imprisoned individuals. Although previous research has examined correlates of TBI among juvenile offenders, little research has explored the relationship between psychopathic traits and TBI among this population. Study objectives included: (1) examine the association...
McCartan, Kieran Kemshall, Hazel
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
This discussion piece argues for a refinement in our understanding of prevention in sexual abuse, suggesting that we include quaternary prevention on the grounds that this concept from medical literature has potential and helpful application to criminal justice and particularly to work with those who cause sexual harm. Located within the paradigm o...
Day, Andrew Newton, Danielle Tamatea, Armon
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Violence is an ongoing concern for many people who live and work in correctional settings and yet relatively little is known about the effects of institutional violence prevention efforts. This paper reports the findings of a scoping review of recent research relevant to understanding the influence of one factor, contact with family, that potential...
Rima, Dzhansarayeva Atakhanova, Saltanat Mukhamadieva, Gulzhan Adlet, Yergali Beaver, Kevin M
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A body of research has revealed that involvement in crime and delinquency is associated with a wide number of social, economic, and health consequences. The current study built off this knowledge base and examined whether measures of adolescent violent delinquency and contact with the criminal justice system were related to the access of basic, and...
Bruzios, Kathryn E Shaffer, Paige M Byrne, Thomas Pinals, Debra A Trojano, Max Pressman, Karen Smelson, David
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
While perceptions of voluntary consent have been studied among participants in Mental Health Courts (MHC), little is known about coercion among participants in Drug Treatment Courts (DTC), the most common type of specialty court. The purpose of the present study was to examine perceptions of coercion at enrollment among participants (N = 85) in two...
Ojeda, Victoria D Magana, Christopher Hiller-Venegas, Sarah Romero, Laura S Ortiz, Arisa
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
The goal of this study is to describe reasons for desiring removal of unwanted tattoos and self-reported outcomes among justice-involved adults (JIA) receiving free laser tattoo removal in Southern California. Between 2016 and 2021, JIA completed voluntary anonymous surveys at baseline (n = 53) and follow-up (n = 113) visits. Descriptive analyses w...
Quick, Ellen Iselin, Anne-Marie DeCoster, Jamie Fasone, Hailey
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
This study prospectively predicted institutional misconduct over a 34-month period using pre-prison factors-intrinsic characteristics an individual brings into prison-stemming from importation theory and indigenous factors-prison environment factors that affect an incarcerated adult-stemming from deprivation theory. Participants were 114 male and f...
