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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"incarcerated individuals"”.
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The Transformative Power of STEM: Oral History Narratives of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Pursuing STEM Degrees
… and Math (STEM) education for formerly incarcerated individuals through oral history narratives, specifically focusing on narrators within California’s statewide initiatives at California State Universities’ Project Rebound, the University of California’s Underground Scholars, and …
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The relationship between participation in different types of training programs and gainful employment of formerly incarcerated individuals
… of Justice (2017), over 10,000 formerly incarcerated individuals are released each week from federal and state prisons. Approximately two-thirds of this population will be re-arrested within three years of release. Although employment has been found to reduce recidivism, the majority of …
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COMORBIDITY CONUNDRUM: ASSESSING TREATMENT PARTICIPATION AND RECIDIVISM OUTCOMES AMONG INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING OPIOID USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
… issue, particularly among justice-involved individuals. Formerly incarcerated individuals with OUD are at an increased risk for overdose death and recidivism and often have co-occurring mental health disorders (COD). Further, there are serious gaps between the treatment and service needs of …
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Perceived Burdensomeness, Thwarted Belongingness and Acquired Capability for Suicide: Suicidal Risk Factors in an Incarcerated Population
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in incarcerated individuals. Previous research suggests that prior suicidal behaviors, history of substance abuse/dependence, and depressive symptoms are common risk factors associated with death by suicide in incarcerated populations. Additionally, …
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Delivering Computer-Based Training Within State Prisons
… devices or web-based educational programs: incarcerated individuals. The Department of Justice reports that 5 out of 6 State Prisoners are arrested and returned to prison within nine years of their initial release. Research shows that education is a pathway to reducing the U.S. prison …
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Through the Wire: Examining the Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Students in Prison Education Programs and the Wraparound Services Needed to Support Their Success
… study examines the experiences of formerly incarcerated individuals in Prison Education Programs (PEPs) and the wraparound services necessary to support their success. Through Schlossberg’s Transition Theory, this study explores how incarcerated students navigate educational transitions and …
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Archival Articulations of Belonging: Resistance, Reimagination, and Resilience in School and in Incarceration
… can impact one’s likelihood of becoming incarcerated. In turn, incarceration stigmatizes individuals and disrupts connections with family, friends, and community members. This study of individual’s experiences of belonging analyzed reflective written accounts created during incarceration. …
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SOCIAL DEPRIVATION AND SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
… harmful effects of solitary confinement on incarcerated individuals. Specifically, this review summarized what is currently know regarding the effects of social isolation on incarcerated individuals’ overall functioning and discussed the gender differences related to social deprivation. In …
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Impact and reach of a peer-led health education intervention utilizing harm reduction strategies in an incarcerated population
… disease transmission. The majority of incarcerated individuals return to their communities, many with untreated disease, creating a need for disease control, prevention and treatment within the prison population. Prisoner Health is Community Health: The New Mexico Peer Education Project …
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Epidemiology of Hiv-Infection In Incarcerated Women In South Carolina
… population, the opposite remains true among incarcerated individuals. In the US and in most jurisdictions, HIV prevalence in the correctional setting is higher among female inmates when compared to males. This dichotomy is not fully understood and few studies have focused on women in the …
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Maintaining Medicaid and MAT : policy analysis for post-incarceration
… and ensure continuity of care for formerly incarcerated individuals. Using the CDC's Policy Analytical Framework, this analysis evaluates H.B. 5698 through data from Michigan's Department of Corrections (MDOC) and input from key stakeholders, including Representative Stephanie Young and …
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The Incarcerated Student in Alabama: An Exploratory Study of Student Engagement at a Technical College
… of this decline is a growing number of formerly incarcerated individuals reentering society. It is known that by participating in education while incarcerated, individuals are 28% less likely to recidivate following release (Bozick, Steele, Davis, & Turner, 2018). Alabama’s recidivism rate in …
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Trauma Exposures Across the Life Course for Individuals Who Experience Incarceration
… consensus to develop strategies for reducing the incarcerated population and safely returning the majority of incarcerated individuals to society. While there has been a substantial research focus on the potential of this population to commit acts of violence post-release, this tells only half the …
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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE AMONG PROBATIONERS ENROLLED IN THE RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, WHOLE-PERSON CARE PILOT PROGRAM
<p>Formerly incarcerated individuals suffer from poor health outcomes and often overuse emergency department (ED) services because of a lack of access to care and insurance coverage upon reentry to their community. The Riverside County Whole Person Care (WPC) pilot program implemented by Riverside …
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Risk Assessment in Corrections: An Analysis of Variables Related to Suicide Attempts and Self-Mutilation
… to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 50% of incarcerated individuals have a mental health illness, further reinforcing the need for concise, evidence-based risk assessment practices. The Virginia Department of Corrections collected data on suicide attempts, completed suicides, and incidents …
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“Not In my backyard”: examining the influence of offender program participation, release plan, and personal proximity on mock parole decisions and comfort levels
Almost three-quarters of incarcerated individuals in Canada will eventually return to the community. Upon release, many face significant reintegration challenges, with public stigmatization being among the most notable. The current study examined the influence of offender program participation, …
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Categorizing Reentry and Reintegration Efforts Across Five States
<p>An average of 12,500 individuals are released from correctional control institutions in America each week. The reentry and reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals into communities has become a relevant concern. This collateral damage caused by mass incarceration continues to challenge …
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Incarcerated writers search for narrative connections beyond prison walls in hope of writing a more humane and just world
… help to reduce recidivism rates by helping individuals develop skills they can use to secure jobs upon reentry to society. While recidivism rates provide one quantitative measure of the benefits of such programs to society as a whole, and though their measurement comprises an effective way …
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Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Ex-Offenders
<p>Every day, incarcerated individuals are being released back into the general population having served their time. However, these released ex-offenders are 83% likely to re-offend if they are not able to reintegrate properly (Alper et al., 2018). The present research explored how various factors …
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Visual attention to emotional stimuli in individuals high on psychopathic traits: Evidence from eye tracking
… described psychopaths as callous, cold-hearted individuals who show reduced empathic response to their victims. It is suggested that the inability to identify negative emotions, specifically fear, in individuals is what allows psychopaths to offend/take advantage of other people as they do not …
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