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Janssen PA, Korchinski M, Desmarais SL, Albert AYK, Condello LL, Buchanan M, Granger-Brown A, Ramsden VR, Fels L, Buxton JA, Leggo C, Martin RE. Factors that support successful transition to the community among women leaving prison in British Columbia: a prospective cohort study using participatory action research. CMAJ Open 2017; 5:E717-E723. [PMID: 28928168 PMCID: PMC5621961 DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20160165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Canada, the number of women sentenced to prison has almost doubled since 1995. In British Columbia, the rate of reincarceration is 70% within 2 years. Our aim was to identify factors associated with recidivism among women in British Columbia. METHODS We prospectively followed women after discharge from provincial corrections centres in British Columbia. We defined recidivism as participation in criminal activity disclosed by participants during the year following release. To identify predictive factors, we carried out a repeated-measures analysis using a logistic mixed-effect model. RESULTS Four hundred women completed a baseline interview, of whom 207 completed additional interviews during the subsequent year, contributing 395 interviews in total. Factors significantly associated in univariate analysis with recidivism included not having a family doctor or dentist, depression, not having children, less than high school education, index charge of drug offense or theft under $5000, poor general health, hepatitis C treatment, poor nutritional or spiritual health, and use of cannabis or cocaine. In multivariate analysis, good nutritional health (odds ratio [OR] 0.52 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.35-0.76]), good spiritual health (OR 0.61 [95% CI 0.44-0.83]), high school education (OR 0.44 [95% CI 0.22-0.87]) and incarceration for a drug offence versus other crimes (OR 0.30 [95% CI 0.12-0.79]) were protective against recidivism. INTERPRETATION Our findings emphasize the relevance of health-related strategies as drivers of recidivism among women released from prison. Health assessment on admission followed by treatment for trauma and associated psychiatric disorders and for chronic medical and dental problems deserve consideration as priority approaches to reduce rates of reincarceration.
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- Patricia A Janssen
- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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- Affiliations: Child & Family Research Institute (Janssen); School of Population and Public Health (Janssen, Buxton, Elwood Martin); Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education (Korchinski, Condello, Elwood Martin), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Psychology (Desmarais), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Women's Health Research Institute (Albert), BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC; Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (Condello), Burnaby, BC; Counselling Psychology Program (Buchanan), Faculty of Education, and Centre for Group Counselling and Trauma, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Fielding Graduate University (Granger-Brown), Santa Barbara, Calif.; Academic Family Medicine (Ramsden), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; Arts Education (Fels) and International Centre of Arts for Social Change (Fels), Simon Fraser University; BC Centre for Disease Control (Buxton); Department of Language & Literacy Education (Leggo), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Johnson JE, Schonbrun YC, Peabody ME, Shefner RT, Fernandes KM, Rosen RK, Zlotnick C. Provider Experiences with Prison Care and Aftercare for Women with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Treatment, Resource, and Systems Integration Challenges. J Behav Health Serv Res 2015; 42:417-36. [PMID: 24595815 PMCID: PMC4156568 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-014-9397-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Incarcerated women with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (COD) face complex psychosocial challenges at community reentry. This study used qualitative methods to evaluate the perspectives of 14 prison and aftercare providers about service delivery challenges and treatment needs of reentering women with COD. Providers viewed the needs of women prisoners with COD as distinct from those of women with substance use alone and from men with COD. Providers described optimal aftercare for women with COD as including contact with the same provider before and after release, access to services within 24-72 hours after release, assistance with managing multiple social service agencies, assistance with relationship issues, and long-term follow-up. Providers also described larger service system and societal issues, including systems integration and ways in which a lack of prison and community aftercare resources impacted quality of care and reentry outcomes. Practice and policy implications are provided.
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- Jennifer E Johnson
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
- Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
- Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
- Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, 02906, USA
- Department of Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Chaple M, Sacks S, McKendrick K, Marsch LA, Belenko S, Leukefeld C, Prendergast M, French M. Feasibility of a computerized intervention for offenders with substance use disorders: a research note. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY 2014; 10:105-127. [PMID: 24634641 PMCID: PMC3945711 DOI: 10.1007/s11292-013-9187-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Despite evidence that treatment is effective in reducing recidivism among inmates with substance use problems, scarce resources mean that few of those in need of treatment actually receive it. Computerized substance abuse interventions could be used to expand access to treatment in prisons without placing an undue burden on resources. The major aim of the study was to compare treatment conditions in terms of their service utilization, skills acquisition, and treatment satisfaction. METHODS The study recruited men and women with substance use disorders from 10 prisons in 4 states. In an open label clinical trial, 494 subjects were randomly assigned either to the Experimental condition, a computerized drug treatment intervention, the Therapeutic Education System (TES; n = 249), or to the Control condition, Standard Care (n = 245). Chi-square tests compared groups on categorical variables and independent samples t tests were used for interval level continuous variables. RESULTS Initial evidence demonstrated: (1) comparable group rates of session attendance and high rates of TES module completion for experimental subjects; (2) comparable group gains in the development of coping skills; and (3) a more favorable view of TES than of Standard Care. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these results show that a computerized intervention, such as TES, can be implemented successfully in prison. Given the barriers to the delivery of substance abuse treatment typically encountered in correctional settings, computerized interventions have the potential to fill a significant treatment gap and are particularly well suited to inmates with mild to moderate substance use disorders who often are not treated.
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- Michael Chaple
- Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), 71 W 23 Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010 USA
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- Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), 71 W 23 Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010 USA
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- Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), 71 W 23 Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010 USA
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- Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755-1404 USA
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- Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University, Gladfelter Hall, 5th Fl, 1115 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
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- Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky, 111 Medical Behavioral Science Bldg 0086, Lexington, KY 40536-0086 USA
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- Criminal Justice Research Group, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 11075 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, 90025 USA
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- Economics, Health Administration & Policy Program, and Health Economics Research Group, University of Miami, 5202 University Dr, Merrick Bldg, Rm 121F, POB 248162, Coral Gables, FL 33124-2030 USA
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