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Psychological make-ups effects.
Bartol A., & Bartol C. (2019). Introduction to forensic psychology: Research and application (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu
Functional requirements of correctional facilities are influenced by psychological make-ups, which can reduce the possibility of therapeutic success. Because of the widespread belief among inmates that psychologists operate for the prison administration rather than for inmates' best interests, inmates have a more difficult time cooperating with prison psychologists on therapeutic programs.
Inmates mental health concerns
Wylie, L. E., & Rufino, K. A. (2018). The impact of victimization and mental health symptoms on recidivism for early system-involved juvenile offenders. Law and Human Behavior, 42(6), 558–569. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1037/lhb0000311
Prior to being put with general populations, inmates are screened to ensure that they have access to appropriate accommodation, which may involve a transfer to a facility better suited to their mental health needs. Mental health medication can be prescribed for inmates, but they have the option to refuse it. When an offender refuses medicine and displays concerning actions, they are placed in a protective isolation cell where they will be closely monitored.
Connections between offenders and victims.
Kurjata, A. (2019). Today’s Offender, Tomorrow’s Victim: Analyzing the Connections Between Offenders and Victims. Crossing Borders: Student Reflections on Global Social Issues, 1(1).
When it comes to juvenile delinquency, the roles of victim and perpetrator are often interchangeable, as is discussed in this article. However, this correlation is often overlooked since adults tend to look just at the present circumstance rather than the youth's history in both roles.
Effect of Juvenile Mental Illness and Adult Offending
Hernandez-Garcia, G. (2019). Effect of Juvenile Mental Illness and Adult Offending (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Texas at Arlington).
Mentally ill people have contact with the juvenile and adult justice systems. Mental health issues are the leading cause of incarceration, with more than half of all prisoners having been diagnosed with one or more of these conditions. Similarly, juvenile offenders appear to have significantly greater rates of mental illness than those who do not offend. Seventy percent of youth involved with the juvenile justice system suffer from some form of mental illness.
Violence and Criminal Psychopathy
Woody, R. H. (2019). Violence and Criminal Psychopathy. In Risks of Harm from Psychopathic Individuals (pp. 33-35). Springer, Cham.
To a psychopath, everything is about them and their own pleasure. In general, people that exhibit psychopathy are not violent. Disinhibition from alcohol and other substances can make a criminal psychopath more aggressive when they are acting out of revenge or retribution in a domestic setting. Intense or dangerous circumstances are common triggers for psychopathic aggression and violence.
Correctional Psychology
Polaschek, D. L., Day, A., & Hollin, C. R. (2019). Correctional psychology: A short history and current standing. The Wiley International Handbook of Correctional Psychology, 1-29.
Because human behavior is understood in so many various ways, this article presents a brief summary of the history of correctional practice that serves to remind us how varied systems can be.
Prison Treatment Program Allocations
Long, J. S., Sullivan, C., Wooldredge, J., Pompoco, A., & Lugo, M. (2019). Matching needs to services: Prison treatment program allocations. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 46(5), 674-696.
Prisoners have their criminogenic needs evaluated to help shape their treatment regimens, but many are not matched with appropriate treatments.
Evaluating seeking safety for women in prison
Tripodi, S. J., Mennicke, A. M., McCarter, S. A., & Ropes, K. (2019). Evaluating seeking safety for women in prison: A randomized controlled trial. Research on Social Work Practice, 29(3), 281-290.
Inmates suffering from depression and PTSD were evaluated for the program Seeking Safety in this study.
References
Bartol A., & Bartol C. (2019). Introduction to forensic psychology: Research and application (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu
Wylie, L. E., & Rufino, K. A. (2018). The impact of victimization and mental health symptoms on recidivism for early system-involved juvenile offenders. Law and Human Behavior, 42(6), 558–569. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1037/lhb0000311
Kurjata, A. (2019). Today’s Offender, Tomorrow’s Victim: Analyzing the Connections Between Offenders and Victims. Crossing Borders: Student Reflections on Global Social Issues, 1(1).
Hernandez-Garcia, G. (2019). Effect of Juvenile Mental Illness and Adult Offending (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Texas at Arlington).
Woody, R. H. (2019). Violence and Criminal Psychopathy. In Risks of Harm from Psychopathic Individuals (pp. 33-35). Springer, Cham.
Polaschek, D. L., Day, A., & Hollin, C. R. (2019). Correctional psychology: A short history and current standing. The Wiley International Handbook of Correctional Psychology, 1-29.
Long, J. S., Sullivan, C., Wooldredge, J., Pompoco, A., & Lugo, M. (2019). Matching needs to services: Prison treatment program allocations. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 46(5), 674-696.
Tripodi, S. J., Mennicke, A. M., McCarter, S. A., & Ropes, K. (2019). Evaluating seeking safety for women in prison: A randomized controlled trial. Research on Social Work Practice, 29(3), 281-290.
