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The Impact Of Prison Deinstitutionalization On Community Treatment Services, Beverly D. Frazier, Hung-En Sung, Lior Gideon, Karla S. Alfaro
The Impact Of Prison Deinstitutionalization On Community Treatment Services, Beverly D. Frazier, Hung-En Sung, Lior Gideon, Karla S. Alfaro
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Background: With one in every 108 Americans behind bars, the deinstitutionalization of prisons is a pressing issue for all those facing the daunting challenges of successfully reintegrating ex-offenders into both their communities and the larger society. Given the strong evidence that treatment services, such as mental/behavioral health, alcohol/substance abuse, and primary healthcare may reduce recidivism, the large number of prisoner releases highlights the need for adequate treatment services in the community. It is within this context that the current study aims to examine the effects of prison deinstitutionalization on community based intervention modalities.
Methods: This study set out to address …
Recent Victimization & Recidivism: The Potential Moderating Effects Of Family Support, Caitlin J. Taylor
Recent Victimization & Recidivism: The Potential Moderating Effects Of Family Support, Caitlin J. Taylor
Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty work
Although various research confirms an overlap between victims and offenders, much less
is known about victimization and recidivism. Using data from the Serious and Violent
Offender Reentry Initiative evaluation, this study measures the extent to which the frequency
of recent victimization influences recidivism in the 15 months following release
from prison. Buffering effects are also investigated by examining whether family support
moderates the relationship between victimization and recidivism. After controlling
for other known predictors of recidivism, logistic regression models using both listwise
deletion and multiple imputation reveal that more frequent victimization significantly
increases the likelihood of any self-reported recidivism and …