Gender Differences In Jail Populations: Article Analysis
Peer-reviewed source:
Spjeldnes, S., Jung, H., & Yamatani, H. (2014). Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 53(2), 75-94. doi:10.1080/10509674.2013.868387 This article (found in AU search engine) showed that jail populations have declined by 6.4% since 2009, since the shift of policies and practices toward offender rehabilitation. However, the U.S. female jail population rose about 45% between 1996 and 2011, which suggests that a greater focus on gender-based needs in reentry strategies may further reduce recidivism. This study examined gender differences in social, medical and human needs in an urban jail population. The results revealed significantly greater problems for women than men. Women showed more needs for chemical dependency and mental health services, and a greater willingness to receive treatment compared to men. Implications suggest that gender-responsive programs are essential for jailed women.
Peer-reviewed source:
LUTZE, F. E. (2006). BOOT CAMP PRISONS AND CORRECTIONS POLICY: MOVING FROM MILITARISM TO AN ETHIC OF CARE. Criminology Public Policy, 5(2), 389-400. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2006.00385.x
This article (found in AU search …show more content…
engine) showed that boot camp prisons represent all that is good and bad about corrections policy in the United States. Although research showed that boot camps have generally failed to reduce recidivism, and many pro-treatment expert are quick to say "told you so," making the author believe that boot camp prisons have provided policy makers and scholars with a valuable lesson that may ultimately lead us to framing future corrections policy in more ethical and meaningful ways.
Website:
Corrections, F. (2017). Recidivism Programs - Executive Summary. [online] Dc.state.fl.us. Available at: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/recidivismprog/execsum.html [Accessed 10 Sep. 2017]. This website is part of Florida’s Department of Corrections,
Website:
Justice.gov. (2017). Prison Reform: Reducing Recidivism by Strengthening the Federal Bureau of Prisons | DOJ | Department of Justice. [online] Available at: https://www.justice.gov/archives/prison-reform [Accessed 11 Sep. 2017].
Book:
Kondrat, D., Rowe, W. and Sosinski, M. (2013). An Exploration of Specialty Programs for Inmates with Severe Mental Illness: The United States and the United Kingdom. Best Practices in Mental health, 8(2), pp.99-108.
In this part of the book (pdf in AU search engine) explains how Fazel and Seewald conducted a meta-analysis. They saw that in many countries jails and prisons have replaced psychiatric hospitals as institutions for people with severe mental illness. The lack of post-release treatment options to address the mental illness by newly released inmates in this group showed an increase in the likelihood of re-offense, parole violation, and re-incarceration. This section reviews and evaluates innovative programs in the United States and the United Kingdom designed to properly assess inmates with SMI and link them to community services post release. This also includes ways to address the tension between public safety and better practices with inmates with SMI.
Book:
Ross, J., Tewksbury, R. and Zaldivar, M. (2015). Analyzing For-Profit Colleges and Universities that Offer Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorates to Inmates Incarcerated in American Correctional Facilities. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 54(8), pp.585-598.
In this section of the book (found at AU search engine) it talks about how postsecondary education for inmates is championed as an important path to rehabilitation and a factor minimizing recidivism.
Over the past four decades, several for-profit colleges and universities have offered degree-based programs to inmates at American correctional facilities. It reviews the history of these educational institutions, the typical inmates who enroll in these kinds of courses, the appeals that these businesses make to convicts, the channels for their advertisements, and the experiences of inmates who have enrolled and (sometimes) graduated from these courses. This study takes both an historical and an autoethnographic approach to its subject
matter.
Spjeldnes, S., Jung, H., & Yamatani, H. (2014). Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 53(2), 75-94. doi:10.1080/10509674.2013.868387 This article (found in AU search engine) showed that jail populations have declined by 6.4% since 2009, since the shift of policies and practices toward offender rehabilitation. However, the U.S. female jail population rose about 45% between 1996 and 2011, which suggests that a greater focus on gender-based needs in reentry strategies may further reduce recidivism. This study examined gender differences in social, medical and human needs in an urban jail population. The results revealed significantly greater problems for women than men. Women showed more needs for chemical dependency and mental health services, and a greater willingness to receive treatment compared to men. Implications suggest that gender-responsive programs are essential for jailed women.
Peer-reviewed source:
LUTZE, F. E. (2006). BOOT CAMP PRISONS AND CORRECTIONS POLICY: MOVING FROM MILITARISM TO AN ETHIC OF CARE. Criminology Public Policy, 5(2), 389-400. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2006.00385.x
This article (found in AU search …show more content…
engine) showed that boot camp prisons represent all that is good and bad about corrections policy in the United States. Although research showed that boot camps have generally failed to reduce recidivism, and many pro-treatment expert are quick to say "told you so," making the author believe that boot camp prisons have provided policy makers and scholars with a valuable lesson that may ultimately lead us to framing future corrections policy in more ethical and meaningful ways.
Website:
Corrections, F. (2017). Recidivism Programs - Executive Summary. [online] Dc.state.fl.us. Available at: http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/recidivismprog/execsum.html [Accessed 10 Sep. 2017]. This website is part of Florida’s Department of Corrections,
Website:
Justice.gov. (2017). Prison Reform: Reducing Recidivism by Strengthening the Federal Bureau of Prisons | DOJ | Department of Justice. [online] Available at: https://www.justice.gov/archives/prison-reform [Accessed 11 Sep. 2017].
Book:
Kondrat, D., Rowe, W. and Sosinski, M. (2013). An Exploration of Specialty Programs for Inmates with Severe Mental Illness: The United States and the United Kingdom. Best Practices in Mental health, 8(2), pp.99-108.
In this part of the book (pdf in AU search engine) explains how Fazel and Seewald conducted a meta-analysis. They saw that in many countries jails and prisons have replaced psychiatric hospitals as institutions for people with severe mental illness. The lack of post-release treatment options to address the mental illness by newly released inmates in this group showed an increase in the likelihood of re-offense, parole violation, and re-incarceration. This section reviews and evaluates innovative programs in the United States and the United Kingdom designed to properly assess inmates with SMI and link them to community services post release. This also includes ways to address the tension between public safety and better practices with inmates with SMI.
Book:
Ross, J., Tewksbury, R. and Zaldivar, M. (2015). Analyzing For-Profit Colleges and Universities that Offer Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorates to Inmates Incarcerated in American Correctional Facilities. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 54(8), pp.585-598.
In this section of the book (found at AU search engine) it talks about how postsecondary education for inmates is championed as an important path to rehabilitation and a factor minimizing recidivism.
Over the past four decades, several for-profit colleges and universities have offered degree-based programs to inmates at American correctional facilities. It reviews the history of these educational institutions, the typical inmates who enroll in these kinds of courses, the appeals that these businesses make to convicts, the channels for their advertisements, and the experiences of inmates who have enrolled and (sometimes) graduated from these courses. This study takes both an historical and an autoethnographic approach to its subject
matter.