Formerly Detained Adolescents’ Narratives: On the Interplay between Quality of Life and Desistance

Hecke, Nele Van; Meulewaeter, Florien; Vanderplasschen, Wouter; Damme, Lore Van; Naert, Jan; Rowaert, Sara; Vandevelde, Stijn

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“…Furthermore, within the detention regime, it is important to promote a strong, trusting, and positive therapeutic alliance with staff members within the institutional environment (i.e., "relatedness"). A positive therapeutic alliance has been linked to higher levels of treatment motivation, positive behavior change, and less re-offending (risk), in both adult and adolescent offenders (Florsheim et al, 2000;Marshall et al, 2003;Holmqvist et al, 2007;Polaschek and Ross, 2010;Ward and Laws, 2010;Harder et al, 2012;Hughes, 2012;Hart and Collins, 2014;Roest et al, 2016;Hachtel et al, 2019;Van Hecke et al, 2021). In our study, staff members who were perceived as empathic, curious, unprejudiced, supportive, and transparent in their communication were experienced as contributing to the boys' treatment motivation and rehabilitation.…”

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Self-perceived views on offender rehabilitation in detained adolescent boys: a qualitative analysis in the context of the good lives model

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IntroductionAn upcoming offender rehabilitation model, the Good Lives Model (GLM), proposes that effective offender rehabilitation should adopt a dual focus: reducing recidivism risk as well as enhancing the offender’s well-being. To achieve this, the GLM suggests rehabilitation should include the prosocial fulfilment of a universal set of human needs termed “primary goods.” A focus on primary goods attainment and well-being is hypothesized to improve treatment motivation and achieve more sustainable desistance from future offending. Although this model sounds promising, empirical evidence for these assumptions is limited, especially among youth.MethodsTwenty Flemish and Dutch detained adolescent boys (14 to 17 years old at the time of their arrest) were interviewed during their detention using a semi-structured interview. They were asked about their well-being, needs and goals during rehabilitation, their treatment motivation, and their views on recidivism and rehabilitation.ResultsThe results show that a match between the boys’ well-being needs, and the treatment goals set in collaboration with the institution could improve treatment motivation and rehabilitation efforts. The boys also mentioned other factors with a positive impact on their treatment motivation: increased levels of freedom and autonomy; having a future (prosocial) perspective; investing in a therapeutic alliance; and, working on individual factors (i.e., improving coping skills, school or work skills, and relationships with prosocial friends and family).DiscussionThese factors closely align with working on the GLM primary goods of “excellence in work and play,” “excellence in agency,” and “relatedness,” which can be helpful in enhancing well-being and treatment motivation in offender rehabilitation.

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Section: Matching Needs and Goalsmentioning

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Self-perceived views on offender rehabilitation in detained adolescent boys: a qualitative analysis in the context of the good lives model

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“…It has been perceived as an additional measure of successful outcome for JI populations, beyond desistance (Best et al, 2017;Gwynne et al, 2020). Previous work suggests a positive relationship between high QOL and desistance (Polaschek, 2016;Van Hecke et al, 2023). Moreover, high quality of life is viewed as a metric of the GLM, involving strengths-based rehabilitation of JICs in meaningful, prosocial ways (Colman & Vander Laenen, 2017).…”

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Changing GEARS: Development and Validation of Gendered Emerging-Adult Rehabilitative Strengths Measures

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There are currently no self-report strength measures designed for justice-involved (JI), emergingadult (EA) men and women. This dissertation is part of a proposed program of research to attain that goal, and contribute to current fundamental work on gendered research and strengths in a correctional context.Study 1 involved meta-analytic review of studies measuring strengths in relation to offending outcomes, using samples of justice-involved clients disaggregated by gender. Eligible studies (k = 19) involving gender-disaggregated samples of justice-involved women (aggregate n = 1,699, 54.4% adolescents) and men (aggregate n = 6,556, 72.4% adolescents) were collected.From the final study set, 32 strengths were assessed in men and boys, 18 (56%) of which were significantly related to desistance. Comparatively, of 16 strengths assessed in women or girls, 10 (63%) were related to desistance. Strengths with the largest effects were 'Network' and 'Mental health' for women, and 'Motivation' and 'Regulation' for men.In Study 2, forensic professionals (N = 25) rated the ability of strengths from Study 1 to predict desistance for justice-involved men and women, and suggested additional items that were not included. Of the 37 strength items proposed to professionals, 10 items were rated as probably having predictive utility toward desistance for JI women and men. 'Cognitive regulation' showed gender-salience in men, whereas 'Emotional support' and 'Dependent children' showed gendersalience in women.Strengths from Study 1 and suggested by professionals in Study 2 constituted an item pool for Study 3. This pilot study used methods of criterion and construct validity to form gendered measures for emerging-adult men and women. Three-factor, 16-item measures were derived for men and women, respectively, each demonstrating strong psychometric properties. GENDERED STRENGTHS FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED POPULATIONS Baglole xv GlossaryCNV: Criminal, non-violent behaviour, as assessed by item in the Antisocial Behaviours Scale (ABS).CV: Criminal, violent behaviour, as assessed by item in the Antisocial Behaviours Scale (ABS).Desistance: An ongoing process of intent and action toward cessation from offending.Emerging adults (EAs): Refers to young adults, specifically those within the age range from 18 to 25 years old.External factor: Variables, such as strengths, that derive from outside the self; examples include parental warmth and instrumental support. Gender-neutral:In forensic assessment, variables, such as strengths, that have predictive utility (i.e., are empirically related to desistance) in both genders equally.Gender-responsive: Umbrella term for gender-salient and -specific variables. Gender-salient:In forensic assessment, variables, such as strengths, that have predictive utility in both genders, yet higher utility (i.e., has a stronger statistical relationship with desistance) in one gender versus another. Gender-specific:In forensic assessment, variables, such as strengths, that have predictive utility (i.e., are empirically rel...

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A path to tertiary desistance: A qualitative metasynthesis

Suzuki,

Sagara,

Yamawaki

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Punishment & Society

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The emergence of tertiary desistance underscores the need to go beyond the current focus on behavioral and identity/cognitive transformation in desistance research and take into account the social context that impacts desisters. This study aims to explore the experiences of people with a criminal history during the tertiary desistance phase by conducting a qualitative metasynthesis. We conducted literature searches across seven databases in January 2023: CINAHL, MEDLINE, ProQuest, PubMed, PsychINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science. After screening and assessing the quality of identified qualitative studies on tertiary desistance, we selected 13 relevant studies. Our synthesis indicates that desisters commonly encounter numerous challenges due to the stigma associated with their past criminal activities, which may result in feelings of insecurity, a negative self-image, and a reluctance to socialize with others. However, once desisters are recognized and trusted by significant others and society, they utilize the recognition and trust to overcome the stigma and experience a positive change in their sense of belonging. Given that tertiary desistance is an interactive process involving both people with a criminal history and society, it falls upon society to afford them a second chance at rehabilitation and reintegration.

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Formerly Detained Adolescents’ Narratives: On the Interplay between Quality of Life and Desistance

Cited by 4 publications

References 55 publications

Self-perceived views on offender rehabilitation in detained adolescent boys: a qualitative analysis in the context of the good lives model

Self-perceived views on offender rehabilitation in detained adolescent boys: a qualitative analysis in the context of the good lives model

Changing GEARS: Development and Validation of Gendered Emerging-Adult Rehabilitative Strengths Measures

A path to tertiary desistance: A qualitative metasynthesis

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