Benefits of Selected Physical Exercise Programs in Detention:  A Randomized Controlled Study

Battaglia, Cristina; Cagno, Alessandra di; Fiorilli, Giovanni; Giombini, Arrigo; Fagnani, F; Borrione, Paolo; Marchetti, Marco; Pigozzi, Fabio

doi:10.3390/ijerph10115683

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“…One explanation for these differences is that the team setting of rugby provided a sense of belonging and team membership for the intervention participants, whilst the no intervention participants found this sense of belonging in gang membership. This is consistent with research that has studied the potential for team sports to bring people together (Thorpe et al, 2014), especially those who are at risk of gang-affiliation (Spruit et al, 2018) with the positive relationship between a good support system and wellbeing well documented (Battaglia et al, 2013).…”

Section: Social Influences and Cohesion Through Rugbysupporting

confidence: 87%

“…In line with the increasing number of interventions being provided in prisons to meet rehabilitation needs, recent research has examined the social, psychological and health benefits of prisonbased programs which include those focusing on arts, horticulture and vocational activities (Farrier et al, 2019;Wilkinson and Caulfield, 2017). The majority of these studies have demonstrated benefits in quality of life and reduced anxiety, depression and stress (Battaglia et al, 2013) as well as reduced rates of recidivism (Proctor et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Team sport in particular has been demonstrated to develop social cohesion and enjoyment (Elbe et al, 2017) and the potential for using this in the rehabilitation of offenders in a custodial setting has been explored in recent literature. Sport in prison has been seen to have a positive effect on the psychological, social and physical wellbeing of offenders (Amtmann and Kukay, 2016;Battaglia et al, 2013). A small amount of studies have investigated the use of contact sport with youths, for example the effect of martial arts on improving wellbeing outcomes including resilience and self-efficacy (Moore et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Rugby as a rehabilitation program in a United Kingdom Male Young Offenders’ Institution: key findings and implications from mixed methods research

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Interestingly, the intervention group showed more pro-criminal attitudes on their responses compared to the no intervention group. Finally, analysis of the 3 cycles of data collected showed that the time of the year the questionnaire was completed has a significant impact on the responses given. In contrast, the qualitative interviews showed a very positive change of attitude towards rehabilitation from the intervention group after rugby training. The implications of the results in relation to studies aimed at evaluation of the intervention programs in YOI are discussed.

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Section: Social Influences and Cohesion Through Rugbysupporting

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“…The motor skills formed at previous stages are consolidated and even improved, being integrated in various types of educational, motor, leisure and competitive activities etc. [3,5,6].…”

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Development of Strength in the Classes of Physical Education From Students in Prison

Talaghir¹,

Mocanu²,

Iconomescu³

2018

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Aim. Muscle strength development is a priority of physical education and sports activities for all training cycles, due to the importance that the motor skills, strength-with its forms of manifestation and combinations with other skills-has in the manifestation of students' motor potential. The aim of our research was to study strength-with its forms of manifestation and combinations with other skills in special education in prison regime, which imposes distinct measures of approaching to educational process. Materials and methods. The study took place at Tichilesti Special Secondary School (Braila County) with prison regime for minors and youth, during the school year 2016-2017, for both semesters. The study was divided into two distinct stages, differentiated in two main learning units, i.e. in the first semester-18 lessons and in the second semester-8 lessons. Results. The statistical processing of the results-obtained by the students from the experimental group-highlights a strong and significant progress for all used tests, which confirms the statistic hypothesis and strengthens the privileged position that the work in circuit method holds in school physical education, in order to optimize the muscle strength. Conclusion. The results obtained through the implementation of the experimental curriculum confirm its importance and viability but the fact that the control group achieves significant and similar performance leaps to the experimental group, demonstrates that the other traditional methods of muscle strength education are useful and that they cannot be removed from the training process.

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“…Recent study results suggest that physical activity seems to improve prisoners' fitness and health status by reducing their health care needs and associated public spending [7]. Moreover, physical activity and continuous vocational training during incarceration are considered very useful for leisure time activities and for social reintegration encouragement after release [7][8][9].…”

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Female Prisoners’ Views and Satisfaction on Incarceration Conditions: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Survey in Greece

Geitona¹,

Milioni²

2016

J Psychol Psychother

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Objective: Detention conditions during incarceration have not been adequately explored in Greece. The aim of this study was to highlight incarcerated women's views and satisfaction on their detention conditions in the female prison of Attica. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2014. A semi-structured questionnaire was distributed to those who met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in the study. Inmates who were in solitary confinement, suffered from serious psychiatric problems, or were unable to understand the Greek language were excluded from the study. Participation was voluntary after prisoners' verbal consent. Data were collected via personal interviews and information received was anonymized. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis, Spearman correlation coefficient and qualitative content analyses were used. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.Results: Of a total of 135 incarcerated women, 101 were eligible and accepted to participate in the study. Current mental and health status were rated as poor/ very poor by 55% and 27.7% of the participants, respectively. The vast majority stated their dissatisfaction with the accommodation, the cleanliness, as well as the provided nutrition inside the prison. 65% participated in social reintegration programs and 66% in physical exercise. 73.3% declared that the main reason of their worries was the relationship with their family members and 37.6% stated that there was support in family problems during incarceration. The overall satisfaction on detention conditions regarding prisoner's daily life was also rated as low by 67.3%. In addition, the results confirmed a positive linear relationship between satisfaction on detention conditions and health/mental health status. Conclusion:Incarcerated women in the female prison of Attica appear not to be satisfied with the experienced detentions conditions that are associated with their health status. Our findings should encourage further research in order to introduce more effective interventions aiming at improving prisoner's daily life and future after release.

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Benefits of Selected Physical Exercise Programs in Detention: A Randomized Controlled Study

Cited by 32 publications

References 35 publications

Rugby as a rehabilitation program in a United Kingdom Male Young Offenders’ Institution: key findings and implications from mixed methods research

Rugby as a rehabilitation program in a United Kingdom Male Young Offenders’ Institution: key findings and implications from mixed methods research

Development of Strength in the Classes of Physical Education From Students in Prison

Female Prisoners’ Views and Satisfaction on Incarceration Conditions: Findings of a Cross-Sectional Survey in Greece

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