Timing of Prison Programs and the Odds of Returning to Prison

Papp, Jordan; Wooldredge, John; Pompoco, Amanda

doi:10.1080/23774657.2019.1598308

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“…We can only determine that the misconducts committed were serious enough to result in a guilty sanction by the rules infraction board. Future studies should examine whether these temporal fluctuations differ depending on the severity of misconduct committed, facility security level, criminogenic risk of the inmate, and the timing of the treatment program during the inmate’s sentence ( Papp et al, 2019 ; Steiner et al, 2014 ).…”

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Exploring the Correspondence Between General Correctional Programming and Inmate Misconduct Using a Time-Course Framework

Linning

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Papp

2021

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Inmate misconduct continues to threaten safety and order within correctional institutions. Yet few studies have examined its longitudinal nature. In this paper we explore the correspondence between correctional programming and inmate misconduct. To do this, we draw from Linning et al.’s time-course framework devised to improve the design and evaluation of interventions by considering effects that can occur before, during, and after programming. We provide the first empirical demonstration of their framework using prisoner misconduct data collected from all Ohio prisons between January 2008 and June 2012. A cross-lagged panel analysis provides support for the use of a time-course framework. Results show that misconduct decreased during programming. However, we observed increases in misconduct prior to and following exposure to programming. Our results suggest that future work needs to improve our understanding of causal mechanisms of inmate misconduct and when their effects are expected.

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Exploring the Correspondence Between General Correctional Programming and Inmate Misconduct Using a Time-Course Framework

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Papp

2021

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…Clarke, Simmonds and Wydall's UK study of 62 people in prison, 33 correctional staff and five people formerly in prison found that this model acted to disadvantage motivated individuals who were not at or near parole eligibility dates, and they recommended that access to courses begin at midsentence, in order that people get time to learn skills and then practice them prior to release (Clarke, Simmonds and Wydall, 2004). A more recent study of 18,940 people (Papp, Wooldredge and Pompoco, 2021) found that, for several programmes, more time between completing a programme and being released corresponded with a lesser likelihood of returning to prison.…”

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The Experiences of the Managed: case management in the Aotearoa New Zealand prison system

Johnstone,

Gilbert

2023

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In 2011, the Department of Corrections/Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Corrections) began a series of initiatives aimed at reducing reoffending, including introducing case management. In 2016 Corrections stated that case management had led to improvements in four areas: the assessment of prisoner needs; prisoner motivation to complete activities; scheduling of programmes; and levels of reintegration support. Using in-depth qualitative interviews of seven men formerly in prison in Aotearoa New Zealand, this study explores the perceptions that the formerly imprisoned have of case management, and examines the four improvements identified by Corrections. While based on a small and unique sample group, the study provides interesting indicative insights into case management in the prisons of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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“…Duwe (2018) proposed that earlier initiation into programing could be a useful strategy to reduce inmate misconduct. Although this remains to be tested empirically, some evidence suggests that programing that is initiated earlier in a prison sentence can provide opportunities to increase treatment dosage (Duwe, 2018) and, in some cases, leads to greater reductions in recidivism (Papp et al, 2021). Specifically, prison administrators could aim to initiate inmates with mental health or substance use needs into treatment programs earlier in their sentences.…”

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The Timing of Prison Sanctions and the Odds of Returning to Prison After Release

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Crime & Delinquency

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A sample of 48,930 inmates was examined to estimate the direct and moderating effect of the timing of prison sanctions on recidivism. Logistic regression models demonstrated that number of sanctions was positively associated with recidivism but timing of an inmate’s last sanction before release did not significantly influence recidivism. However, timing of an inmate’s last sanction moderated the association between number of sanctions and recidivism. This moderation effect suggested that as time between an inmate’s last sanction and release from prison increased, the effect of the total number of sanctions on recidivism decreased in magnitude. The results of this assessment suggest that the number and timing of sanctions matter in explaining the relationship between prison sanctions and recidivism.

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Timing of Prison Programs and the Odds of Returning to Prison

Cited by 4 publications

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Exploring the Correspondence Between General Correctional Programming and Inmate Misconduct Using a Time-Course Framework

Exploring the Correspondence Between General Correctional Programming and Inmate Misconduct Using a Time-Course Framework

The Experiences of the Managed: case management in the Aotearoa New Zealand prison system

The Timing of Prison Sanctions and the Odds of Returning to Prison After Release

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