Strategies for Postrelease Supervision of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Comparing Specialized Community Corrections Officers to Those Not Serving on a Specialized Team

Matejkowski, Jason; Severson, Margaret; Manthey, Trevor J.

doi:10.1080/10509674.2015.1076106

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“…While these models have sometimes been viewed as at-odds with each other (Andrews et al, 2011; Ward et al, 2012), research in community corrections finds support for combining components of both the GLM and RNR model (Matejkowski et al, 2015). Furthermore, this observation suggests that MHC participants could benefit from courts establishing methods to systematically implement combinations of these two approaches.…”

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Racial Variation in Mental Health Court Experiences and the Associations of These Experiences With Recidivism

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Matejkowski

Lee

2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Little is known about how mental health court (MHC) experiences (including satisfaction and sanctioning, incentivizing, and life change events) differ by race and how this variation affects recidivism among MHC participants. This study examined how MHC experiences and recidivism differ between White ( n = 170) and Black ( n = 132) participants from four different MHCs in the United Sates. Negative binomial regression models, conducted separately for the two groups, indicated that life changes were associated with decreased arrests and that court sanctions were associated with increased number of arrests for both White and Black participants. Higher program satisfaction was positively associated with recidivism among Black participants only. To provide equitable services for people convicted of a crime with mental illness, professionals should acknowledge racial variation in the experiences of MHC participants (both within the MHC and the communities in which they are situated) and how these experiences relate to recidivism.

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Racial Variation in Mental Health Court Experiences and the Associations of These Experiences With Recidivism

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Matejkowski

Lee

2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Approval for this research was granted by the institutional review board of the university with which the first author is affiliated. Study methods have been described previously (Matejkowski et al, 2015) and are summarized below.…”

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“…These challenges can be compounded when the individual under supervision has an SMI. For example, a large proportion of people with SMI who are living under supervision in the community may be regarded as incapable of responsibly contributing to their own service planning (Matejkowski et al, 2015; Viglione, 2015). However, within the mental health literature, there is a wealth of research indicating that, despite experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms, individuals can and do contribute meaningfully to their own service planning (Drake, Deegan, & Rapp, 2010; Linhorst, Hamilton, Young, & Eckert, 2002).…”

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“…However, support for SDM among community corrections professionals can vary (Matejkowski, Severson, & Manthey, 2015), and the beliefs of these professionals about the appropriateness of using SDM with persons under their supervision who have SMI can negatively affect the implementation of SDM strategies in this context (Lipsky, 2010; Watkins-Hayes, 2009). This makes assessment of these beliefs essential to inform implementation strategies aimed at establishing policies and practices supportive of SDM in community corrections settings.…”

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Validation of a Tool to Measure Attitudes Among Community Corrections Officers Toward Shared Decision Making With Formerly Incarcerated Persons With Mental Illness

Matejkowski

Lee

Severson

2018

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Community corrections professionals may employ shared decision making (SDM) in many ways with those they supervise who have serious mental illness (SMI). This study examined the psychometric properties of the Community Corrections Shared Decision Making Scale (CCSDM), an instrument developed to measure attitudes that support SDM in community corrections settings. Community corrections professionals were surveyed as to their support of collaborative decision making with their supervisees with SMI. Exploratory factor analysis (n = 146) and confirmatory factor analysis (n = 145) were used to explore and validate the scale’s factor structure. Results indicate the CCSDM functions as an internally consistent, two-factor scale useful for measuring attitudes toward SDM with people who have SMI and are under community supervision. Respondents were generally supportive of SDM. Given the benefits of SDM, assessment of these beliefs is essential to inform implementation strategies aimed at establishing SDM policies and practices in community corrections settings.

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“…In contrast to the above view, which presents police militarization in a negative light as the antithesis of community policing, the police response to high-risk calls, in the form of highly-trained, specialized teams have been suggested by others to be an indicator of the professionalization of the police (den Heyer, 2014). For example, like many other organizations (e.g., medicine;McLenon 2004;Orr, et al, 2009;Rhee et al, 2017;Wong, Manoharan, & Mak, 2014;meteorology;Brody, Lafosse, Bellue, & Oram, 1997;Guinn, Stapleton, Winters, Muller, & Schaum, 2017;parole;Matejkowski, Severson, & Manthey, 2015), police services have become increasingly concerned with risk assessment and the management of risk (Beck, 1992;Taylor, 1999;Worden, Harris, & McLean, 2014). In light of this, rather than representing an erosion of policing standards, the use of PTUs may be considered a risk-mitigation strategy (Alvaro, 2000) and an appropriate utilization of resources and highly-trained personnel (den Heyer, 2014).…”

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Canadian Police Tactical Units: The Normalization of Police Militarization or a Pragmatic Response to High-Risk Calls?

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Police tactical units (PTUs) were originally developed to be small teams of officers who respond to high-risk calls with specialized training and equipment designed to minimize harm to both the public and officers. The limited research available suggests that, much like their American counterparts, Canadian PTUs have become normalized in that they commonly respond to 'routine' calls. This thesis sought to expand upon previous literature by moving beyond crude data (e.g., original calls for service) to determine the presence of risk-factors in PTU calls, which may explain when and why these teams are used. Throughout interviews with patrol and tactical officers it became clear that PTUs are consistently used for high-risk calls, resulting in safer outcomes due in part to their level of training and equipment. These findings conflict with previous assumptions that PTUs are analogous to the police waging war on the public it is supposed to serve.

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Strategies for Postrelease Supervision of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Comparing Specialized Community Corrections Officers to Those Not Serving on a Specialized Team

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

Racial Variation in Mental Health Court Experiences and the Associations of These Experiences With Recidivism

Racial Variation in Mental Health Court Experiences and the Associations of These Experiences With Recidivism

Validation of a Tool to Measure Attitudes Among Community Corrections Officers Toward Shared Decision Making With Formerly Incarcerated Persons With Mental Illness

Canadian Police Tactical Units: The Normalization of Police Militarization or a Pragmatic Response to High-Risk Calls?

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