If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/ authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -Offending behaviour interventions that adhere to the now well-known principles of ''What Works'' can be effective in reducing recidivism. The field is dominated by a programmed approach, in which facilitators adhere to a manual designed to target specific criminogenic needs and risks in different groups of offenders. This study aims to explore the short-term impact of the Prisoners Addressing Substance Related Offending (P-ASRO) programme, a cognitive-behavioural intervention addressing offending related to substance misuse and targeting those with low-medium dependency. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of P-ASRO in key areas targeted by the programme. Design/methodology/approach -A non-experimental fixed design examined differences between the pre-and post-intervention measures of prisoners (n ¼ 81) who had completed the P-ASRO programme between April 2006 and March 2007.Findings -The majority of offenders in the sample fell into the high-dependency need group. Nevertheless, there were significant differences between all of the pre-and post-measures, with large effect sizes reported. Prisoners were found to be less impulsive, to have increased their problem-solving ability, to have developed a greater internal locus of control and were more motivated toward taking action.Research limitations/implications -Caution needs to be taken in relation to the conclusions that can be drawn due to the nature of the data used (anonymised archival data) which do not allow for the control of certain key variables.Originality/value -The findings add to the research on prison interventions and lend some support to the suitability of this intervention for offenders with substance use problems, regardless of severity of substance dependency. Singleton et al. (2005) reviewed a sample of prisoners who provided mandatory drug tests and reported that around 25 per cent of prisoners were using drugs whilst in custody, with the presence of cannabis as the predominant drug. Given that cannabis remains detectable for around 28 days whilst for heroin it is three days (Drugscope, 2004), this finding does not
As the number of veterans in custody is suspected to increase, limited studies have investigated the criminogenic needs of this population. It is recognised that the needs associated with this minority group of prisoners may differ as a result of their veteran status, and as such it is imperative to acknowledge these needs in view of reducing reoffending rates. Self report measures were used to investigate the prevalence of Intrusive Experiences, Defensive Avoidance and Dissociation (dimensions of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and mental health and substance use disorders in five veterans in custody. The data was considered in view of the participants’ experiences of combat, and the witnessing of serious injury or death. The findings highlighted that incarcerated veterans show a need to address their emotional management and past combat duties was associated with such a need. Accommodation and substance misuse were also criminogenic risk factors. Such findings have implications for future research studies using larger sample sizes, comparisons to the general prison population and reducing veterans’ risk of recidivism.
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