Disparate treatment

Petteruti, Amanda

doi:10.1080/09627250802699756

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“…Prisons in the United States are characterized by more overcrowding (Kreager & Kruttschnitt, 2018), and sentence lengths tend to be much longer than the average for our Canadian sample. The mean length of incarceration in Canada is 4 months compared with 63 months for the United States (Petteruti & Fenster, 2011). Third, although this study drew strength from its external validity, these findings should be complemented with randomized control trials whenever possible or other control procedures (e.g., matching).…”

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Is Risk-Need-Responsivity Enough? Examining Differences in Treatment Response Among Male Incarcerated Persons

Lester¹,

Batastini²,

Davis

et al. 2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Research examining the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing recidivism has paid little attention to treatment factors contributing to response variability. Using an archival sample of 448 participants exposed to a risk-need-responsivity (RNR)-informed CBT program or no treatment, a multigroup latent profile analysis yielded a four-profile solution: a treatment-nonresponsive group and three treatment-responsive groups. Among the treatment-responsive profiles, reduced criminal attitudes were most predictive of desistance from reoffending. Elevated rates of recidivism and negligible gains following treatment were associated with pretreatment elevations in antisocial traits, risk level, and negative attitudes toward treatment. These findings underscore a greater need for individualized assessment of risk and treatment motivation, the importance of altering criminal sentiments to prevent reentry into the system upon release, and challenge the idea that 200 hours of treatment is sufficient for lasting change. Study limitations and further directions are discussed, including the need for correctional treatment outcome research to better isolate individual differences.

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confidence: 99%

Is Risk-Need-Responsivity Enough? Examining Differences in Treatment Response Among Male Incarcerated Persons

Lester¹,

Batastini²,

Davis

et al. 2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Finally, hundreds of thousands of people are serving sentences that are out-of-step, disproportionate, and extreme with regards to both international sentencing practices and contemporary sentencing norms in the USA (Mauer, 2018 ; Petteruti & Fenster, 2011 ). Many individuals are still serving lengthy sentences that were products of sentencing policies that have since been repealed, but are not retroactive (Renaud, 2018 ).…”

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A tale of “second chances”: an experimental examination of popular support for early release mechanisms that reconsider long-term prison sentences

Berryessa

2021

J Exp Criminol

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Objectives This study examines US popular support for mechanisms that provide early release and “second chances” for individuals serving long-term prison sentences. Methods An experiment using a national sample of US adults ( N =836). Results Data showed moderate, consistent levels of general support for using a range of commonly available “second chance” mechanisms that also extended to offenders convicted of both violent and non-violent offenses. Levels of support significantly varied by race, gender, and age. There was significantly more support for using certain mechanisms in response to the trafficking of serious drugs, which was fully mediated by participants’ views on the importance of the cost of incarceration. Conclusions Members of the public appear open and supportive to utilizing “second chance” mechanisms in a variety of contexts. Yet the cost of incarceration to taxpayers appears to particularly motivate increased public interest in using such mechanisms for offenders convicted of the trafficking of serious drugs.

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Disparate treatment

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Is Risk-Need-Responsivity Enough? Examining Differences in Treatment Response Among Male Incarcerated Persons

Is Risk-Need-Responsivity Enough? Examining Differences in Treatment Response Among Male Incarcerated Persons

A tale of “second chances”: an experimental examination of popular support for early release mechanisms that reconsider long-term prison sentences

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