Mentoring programs for youth: A promising intervention for delinquency prevention.
To realize the full potential of youth mentoring programs, it is critical to advance research on program effectiveness and population-level impact.
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Treatment Combinations: The Joint Effects of Multiple Evidence-Based Interventions on Recidivism Reduction
ABSTRACT
Evidence-based interventions have been implemented within penal institutions to reduce the propensity of postrelease reoffending across states. Traditional program evaluations explore these interventions and demonstrate treatment...
Criminal Justice Involvement after Release from Prison following Exposure to Community Mental Health Services among People Who Use Illicit Drugs and Have Mental Illness: a Systematic Review
ABSTRACT
Illicit drug use and mental illness are common among people in prison and are associated with higher rates of reoffending and reimprisonment. We conducted a systematic review, searching MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO to January 10...
Evaluating Seeking Safety for Women in Prison: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
Objective:
This study assessed the effectiveness of Seeking Safety on depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with incarcerated women.
Method:
A randomized controlled trial (N = 40) was used to analyze Seeking...
Promising approaches to police–mental health partnerships to improve service utilization for at-risk youth.
Abstract
Youth involved in the juvenile justice system typically have a high prevalence of mental health disorders. Although police are frequently the first point of contact for these youth, they are often not trained to understand or...
Conceptualizing recovery capital: Expansion of a theoretical construct.
Abstract
In order to capture key personal and social resources individuals are able to access in their efforts to overcome substance misuse, we introduced the construct of recovery capital into the literature. The purpose of this paper is...
Police‐initiated diversion for youth to prevent future delinquent behavior: A systematic review.
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This Campbell systematic review examines the effects police-initiated diversion programs on delinquent behavior, compared to traditional system processing. The review summarizes evidence from nineteen high-quality studies...
Preventing Youth Arrests through Deflection: Best Practices and Recommendations.
This report, Preventing Youth Arrests through Deflection: Best Practices and Recommendations, is a collection of research-informed best-practices from the Commission for effective deflection programs for youth. As a state advisory group...
Psychological therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder and comorbid substance use disorder
ABSTRACT
Background
Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental health disorder that may develop after exposure to traumatic events. Substance use disorder (SUD) is a behavioural disorder in which the use of one or more...
Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail.
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to gain understanding about the effectiveness of a forensic peer support program’s impact on reducing criminal recidivism. People with histories of mental illness returning to the community...
