Expert Testimony on Domestic Violence: A Discourse Analysis

Hamilton, Jonnette Watson; Koshan, Jennifer

doi:10.3138/cjwl.23.1.375

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“…The results of their meta-analyses showed that the provision of housing to the general offender population did not significantly reduce recidivism, but housing combined with other services to high risk offenders significantly reduced recidivism by 12%. Studies of halfway house programs show that they are effective at reducing recidivism if they target and are responsive to the clientele in which they were designed to serve (Hamilton, 2011; Seiter & Kadela, 2003). A study by Worcel, Burrus, Finigan, Sanders, and Allen (2009) found that housing provided to substance abusing ex-offenders compared with nonhousing groups appeared to provide added value to wraparound services by significantly decreasing substance use, stress to participants, and costs to the community, but no differences were found related to recidivism.…”

Section: Coordinated Responses To Reentry and Housingmentioning

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Homelessness and Reentry

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Rosky

Hamilton

2013

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Each year many offenders are released homeless putting them at great risk of being returned to prison. To reduce the likelihood of recidivism, Washington State implemented the Reentry Housing Pilot Program (RHPP) to provide housing assistance for high risk/high need offenders leaving prison without a viable place to live. This study provides a longitudinal (2008-2011), multisite outcome evaluation that considers how ex-offenders in the RHPP program (n = 208), who were provided housing and wraparound services, compared with similar offenders released with an elevated risk of homelessness while being traditionally supervised (n = 208). Findings show that the RHPP program was successful in significantly reducing new convictions and readmission to prison for new crimes, but had no significant effect on revocations. In addition, results showed that periods of homelessness significantly elevated the risk of recidivism for new convictions, revocations, and readmission to prison. The authors recommend that subsidized housing for high risk offenders become a central part of coordinated responses to reentry.

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Section: Coordinated Responses To Reentry and Housingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Homelessness and Reentry

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Hamilton

2013

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“…If our results are found to hold high external validity, it can be assumed that if halfway house placement, treatment, and supervision providers were to integrate our findings into the fulfillment of identified intervention principles (risk, need, and responsivity), then the general effectiveness of halfway house use would increase (Listwan, Cullen, & Latessa, 2006). From this it can be estimated that the average cost of imprisonment and the number of parolees under state supervision would both decrease while the number of available halfway house beds would increase, as more people successfully reentered upon receiving the proper risk assessment, supervision, and treatment (Hamilton, 2011b).…”

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A Dark Figure of Corrections

Hamilton

Campbell

2013

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Given recent fiscal issues and the continual struggle to reduce the nation’s overuse of incarceration, a renewed focus has been placed on the efforts of community corrections and alternative sanctions. Halfway houses represent a common and, until recently, infrequently evaluated intervention for inmates returning to the community. Although the model has advanced over the years, often providing an array of treatments and services, scant research has examined the impact such programs have on participants’ success in the community. These and other interventions like them, although providing a needed service, create additional avenues for failure and recidivism. However, failures that result in a return to prison are rarely disentangled, representing a “dark figure” of corrections. The current study explores failure types, prevalence, and competing risk predictors for a sample (N = 580) of halfway house participants. Findings both explore and describe the added and varying risks associated with participation community corrections interventions.

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“…Den samverkan som Islandsmodellen innebär i form av koordinerade insatser i nära anslutning till brottet är för Sverige unik och empiriska studier om det så kallade "möjlighetsfönstret" är få (Hamilton 2009). Det gör att det är av intresse att undersöka hur samarbete mellan polis och socialtjänst fungerar i det akuta skedet.…”

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“…I en studie av våldsutsatta kvinnors hjälpsökande myntar Curnow (1997) 2002) har senare använt Curnows begrepp i en studie där slutsatsen är att möjlighetsfönstret för våldsutsatta kvinnor tycks vara öppet tre månader efter våldshändelsen, men inte efter sex månader. Det finns kritik mot begreppet för att det anses sakna empirisk grund (Hamilton 2009). Vidare vilar det på Walkers teori om en våldscykel, som i sig har kritiserats för att den anses tona ned våldsutsatta kvinnors aktörskap (Dunn 2005;Dutton 1993;Stark 1994).…”

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2023

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Using the window of opportunity - Co-operation between police and social services in cases of domestic violence in families with children.This article describes and discusses the cooperation between police and social services when working in accordance with the so-called Icelandic model. The aim of this article is to explore what cooperation within the Icelandic model during the “window of opportunity” means for police officers and social workers discretion and their possibility to perform their work in acute cases of domestic violence in families with children. Empirical data consists of interviews with police officers and social workers. Theories of new institutionalism and street level bureaucrats are used in the analysis.Results show that the Icelandic model has led to increased cooperation between police and social workers at the crime scene. The police and social workers state that they can focus to a greater extent on carrying out what they regard as their own tasks in acute cases of domestic violence when they work according to the model. At the same time, the model has entailed increased control of their work, which has reduced the degree of discretion and possibility for professional assessments and priorities. The perception that there is a “window of opportunity” is shared by the police and the social services and they believe that coordinated efforts in the acute phase are important.

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Expert Testimony on Domestic Violence: A Discourse Analysis

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Homelessness and Reentry

Homelessness and Reentry

A Dark Figure of Corrections

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