Valvottu koevapaus ja siihen liittyvä päihdekuntoutus rikoksentekijöiden kuntoutuksessa

Abstract

Valvottu koevapaus on uudehko rangaistusmuoto, jossa yhdistyy sähköinen ja muu valvonta sekä eri­laiset tukitoimet. Artikkelissa kysytään, miten valvottu koevapaus ja siihen liittyvä päihdekuntoutus tukevat rikostaustaisen asiakkaan kuntoutumista. Tutkimuksessa on haastateltu päihdetyöntekijöitä (n=12) ja asiakkaita (n=12). Tutkimus tuo esiin valvotun koevapauden ja siihen liittyvän päihde­kuntoutuksen moninaiset myönteiset vaikutukset sekä kuntoutumisen prosessuaalisen luonteen ja muutosmotivaation vähittäisen rakentumisen. Tässä prosessissa paneutuva työntekijä-asiakassuhde on avainasemassa, mutta myös koevapauteen liittyvä valvonta tukee kuntoutumista. Toisaalta aineisto tuo esiin myös rangaistuksellisuuden ja kuntoutuksen jännitteisen luonteen sekä monia kehittämis­kohteita. Yleisellä tasolla tutkimus tukee desistanssiteorian ajatusta rikollisuudesta irrottautumisen prosessin pitkäkestoisuudesta ja sosiaalisten olosuhteiden merkityksestä siinä.

Social interaction between employee and offender in supervised probationary freedom in Finland

“…Supportive measures for the appropriate enforcement of the SPF and integration into society are also planned as part of the sentence plan by CSA officials in cooperation with the municipality, private or third sector actors, who are supposed to support the prisoner during the SPF. The combination of SPF and outpatient or institutional care for substance abusers has proved particularly useful (Rantanen & Lindqvist, 2018). Finnish experiences of SPF have largely been consistent with the study conducted by Vanhaelemeesch, Beken, and Vandevelde (2014), who observed that electronic monitoring has many positive effects on social life, work and income, as well as on the offender's sense of freedom and other psychological factors.…”

“…This study has been carried out in the Finnish context of SPF that combines electronic monitoring and support activities. Previous experiences of SPF have been positive (Rantanen & Lindqvist, 2018;Mäkipää, 2010) and its use has expanded rapidly in Finland (Statistics of the Criminal Sanctions Agency, 2017). In this study, interviewees also spoke quite positively about SPF.…”

Early release from prison with electronic monitoring: Hook for or hindrance to change?

“…EM programmes combined with substance abuse treatment have been argued to affect recidivism rates after release positively (see Danielsson and Mäkipää, 2012). This is partly because the combination of substance abuse rehabilitation and early release with EM provides comprehensive support in reconstructing everyday life and reaches prisoners that would not otherwise have enrolled in similar services (Rantanen et al, 2016). Another reason is that the possibility of returning to prison upon noncompliance in EM effectively fosters compliance, which can positively affect tolerance for rehabilitation (Hucklesby, 2009).…”

“…Previous research on backdoor EM is limited. In Finland, an evaluation of the form of sentence (Mäkipää, 2010) have been made, along with studies concerning substance use rehabilitation during early release with EM (Rantanen and Lindqvist, 2018;Rantanen et al, 2016), and the interaction between supervisors and supervised (Järveläinen and Rantanen, 2019). International research has mostly focused on descriptive analysis of how backdoor EM is used (Armstrong et al, 2011;Graham and McIvor, 2015;Hucklesby et al, 2016) or its impact (Belur et al, 2020;Renzema and Mayo-Wilson, 2005).…”

Reducing Problematic Substance Use under Exceptional Circumstances—Effects of the COVID-19 Restrictions on Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Finland

“…Through this process, the individual reintegrates into and engages with the community they live in [ 15 , 16 , 21 ]. The procedural nature of recovery has also been recognized in research concerning rehabilitation e.g., [ 21 , 22 ].…”