All Resources for 'Justice Systems'

Psychological Predictors of Recidivism for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: A Systematic Scoping Review

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Scientific article
Themes
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Theoretical accounts of recidivistic intimate partner violence (IPV) continue to differ considerably in relation to the relative weight given to psychological risk factors. A systematic overview of studies that have established...

A multi-site evaluation of law enforcement deflection in the United States.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Policy Advocacy
Policy
Law Enforcement
Police 
Supply & Market Disruption
Regulatory Control of Substances
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Many law enforcement and other first responder agencies have adopted deflection as a front-line response to the increasing number of drug overdoses and deaths in the United States over the past two decades. Deflection programs aim to...

The linkage between mental health, delinquency, and trajectories of delinquency: Results from the Boricua Youth Study

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Scientific article
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Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Purpose.

To examine the longitudinal relationship between depression, delinquency, and trajectories of delinquency among Hispanic children and adolescents.

Methods.

Propensity score matching is used to match depressed and non...

A meta-analysis of experimental studies of diversion programs for juvenile offenders.

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Objective

Research to establish an evidence-base for the treatment of conduct problems and delinquency in adolescence is well established; however, an evidence-base for interventions with offenders who are diverted from the juven...

Strategies for Postrelease Supervision of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Comparing Specialized Community Corrections Officers to Those Not Serving on a Specialized Team

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Scientific article
Themes
Law Enforcement
Probation & Parole
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract

Specially trained parole/probation officers (STOs) increasingly manage caseloads of persons with serious mental illness (SMI). Using an online survey, we compared the supervision approaches of 90 STOs to 132 non-STOs who also...

A meta‐analytic review of the efficacy of psychological treatments for violent offenders in correctional and forensic mental health settings.

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

ABSTRACT

This meta‐analysis examined whether psychological treatments with adult violent offenders in correctional and forensic mental health settings are effective in preventing community recidivism and institutional (hospital/prison)...

Seeking Safety for women in incarceration: a systematic review

Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

ABSTRACT

Purpose

Seeking Safety is an evidence-based treatment for individuals with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder. This treatment shows promise to address the unique, unmet needs of women in prison. The...

Peer recovery support for individuals with substance use disorders: Assessing the evidence.

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Scientific article
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Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

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Objective

Peer recovery support services are delivered by individuals in recovery from substance use disorders to peers with substance use disorders or co-occurring mental disorders. This review describes the service and assesses...

Defining and operationalizing the phenomena of recovery: a working definition from the recovery science research collaborative.

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Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Theories and Science
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract 

A number of definitions exist for the concept of “recovery” in both the substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health (MH) fields. Previous attempts to define recovery have not reached consensus among experts within the field...

Crossroads in juvenile justice: The impact of initial processing decision on youth 5 years after first arrest.

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Scientific article
Themes
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

The current study advances past research by studying the impact of juvenile justice decision making with a geographically and ethnically diverse sample (N = 1,216) of adolescent boys (ages 13-17 years) for the 5 years following...