Systemic Issues and Outcomes: Expanding the Scope of Correctional Psychology

Clements, Carl B.; Althouse, Richard; Ax, Robert K.; Magaletta, Philip R.; Fagan, Thomas J.; Wormith, Stephen

doi:10.1037/e690842007-001

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“…Coordinating the needs of the mentally ill with those rules and goals is nearly impossible. (p. 391) One can add that very often there is a serious disjuncture between the treatment needs of the offenders and the resources available for treatment, and this resource gap has a substantial effect on administrative handling of mentally ill inmates (Clements et al, 2007). Faiver (1998) described the delicate balancing act required by administrators to maintain order while trying not to punish inmates for behavior that is beyond their control because of mental illness, especially when some inmates are not able to clearly understand the rules or even comprehend that the rules have been broken.…”

Section: Treatment and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Mentally Ill Inmates in Prisons

Adams

Ferrandino

2008

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Mentally ill inmates now comprise a substantial portion of the prison population and pose administrative and therapeutic challenges to prison administrators and mental health professionals. Some evidence suggests that both the size of the population and the seriousness of their illnesses are increasing. Given this context, several issues are highlighted and discussed in terms of contemporary efforts to deal with mentally ill inmates. Specifically, discussion centers on the use of actuarial devices for prediction and classification, the conflict between treatment and control and the relation between treatment and management, the distinction between risks and stakes and use of the environment as therapy, use of medication and isolation, and the role of correction officers in mental health treatment. The authors make an argument for more sophisticated approaches in dealing with mentally ill inmates that rely on expanded therapeutic options, broader role definitions for prison staff, and an evidence-based approach for individualizing treatment.

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Section: Treatment and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Mentally Ill Inmates in Prisons

Adams

Ferrandino

2008

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Because such variation exists, it is feasible to study the differences across systems and facilities to determine risk profiles of institutions as well as the earlier-noted individual victimization factors that put inmates at risk. Not limiting the focus to individuals is consistent with the systems-level analysis called for by Clements, Althouse, Ax, Magaletta, Fagan, & Wormith (2007) in their review of policy and institutional factors that impede the mission of corrections and the work of correctional psychologists.…”

Section: Prison Rape 19mentioning

confidence: 80%

Prison rape and psychological sequelae: A call for research.

Neal

Clements

2010

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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“…Most of these studies support the premise that criminal sanctioning without provision of rehabilitative services may not succeed in reducing recidivism. Clements et al, 2007;Wormith et al, 2007). Andrews et al (1990) observed that successful offender treatment programs shared three criteria: deliver services to higher risk cases, target needs of offenders, and tailor treatments to the needs and learning styles of individual patients.…”

Section: Offender Treatment Programsmentioning

confidence: 98%