scholarly journals Re-Framing and Re-Thinking Dementia in the Correctional Setting

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherryl Gaston ◽  
Annabel Axford
Keyword(s):  
Correctional Setting

scholarly journals Coping mechanisms adopted by women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Anthony T. Kiptoo ◽  
John Mbai Muthee
Keyword(s):  
Female Offenders ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Reentry Programs ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Gender Specific

Female offenders are distinctly different from male offenders, and present with their own gender-specific needs and issues both in and out of the correctional setting. Most approaches to Coping Mechanisms for female offenders are currently based on research involving males and approaches designed for males. Inquiry regarding the gender-specific needs of female inmates as they pertain to treatment, reentry programs, and Coping Mechanisms is necessary so professionals can better understand how to serve this population. This study investigated the Coping Mechanisms Adopted by Women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study specifically investigated the effects of not addressing the challenges identified for women returning from prison in Nyeri County especially challenges connected to housing, employment, relationships, drug, and substance abuse as well as mental health after incarceration. This was a qualitative study adopting a phenomenological design. The site and respondents were purposively selected with snowballing being used to select the respondents to the point of saturation. This study made use of 41 women ex-convicts, 3 FGDs, and 9 key informants. Data were collected by the use of semi-structured interview schedules. Results indicated that currently, prison is negatively viewed by the community; this is primarily because of the isolation of prisoners and whatever happens behind the bars. The government should involve other sectors such as the churches, the media, schools, and Non- Governmental Organizations in educating the masses in order to ease the re-entry of ex-convicts

scholarly journals Initial SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Uptake in a Correctional Setting: Cross-sectional Study

JMIRx Med ◽  
10.2196/30176 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. e30176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Berk ◽  
Matthew Murphy ◽  
Kimberly Kane ◽  
Philip Chan ◽  
Josiah Rich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Educational Video ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Correctional Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Additional Information

Background The largest outbreaks of COVID-19 in the United States have occurred in correctional facilities, and little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine campaigns among incarcerated people. Objective The aim of this study was to describe a statewide vaccination program among incarcerated people and staff working in a prison setting. Methods Between December 2020 and February 2021, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) offered the opportunity for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination to all correctional staff and sentenced individuals. Two RIDOC public health educators provided education on the vaccine, answered questions, and obtained consent before the vaccine clinic day for the incarcerated group. All staff received information on signing up for vaccines and watched an educational video that was created by the medical director. Additional information regarding vaccine education and resources was sent via email to the entire RIDOC department. Results During this initial campaign, 76.4% (1106/1447) of sentenced individuals and 68.4% (1008/1474) of correctional staff accepted and received the vaccine. Four months after the first vaccine was offered, 77.7% (1124/1447) of the sentenced population and 69.6% (1026/1474) of staff were fully vaccinated. Conclusions This study demonstrates the feasibility and efficiency of vaccine implementation in a carceral setting. Education and communication likely played an important role in mitigating vaccine refusals.

Gender, Power, and Reciprocity in the Correctional Setting

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENISE L. JENNE ◽  
ROBERT C. KERSTING
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Occupational Socialization ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Correction Officers ◽  
Gender Power ◽  
Salient Variable

Through questionnaires and phone interviews, this study provides a preliminary look at gender differences in reciprocity among correction officers (COs) employed in male prisons. Operationalized as the reported tendency to overlook minor rule infractions, no differences in reciprocity were found between men and women. Neither gender generally reported this practice. However, findings suggest that selective enforcement is the norm and that the facility is a more salient variable than gender. The study concludes that occupational socialization and the demands of the job account for the similarities between genders and suggests directions for further research.

Validity of the Basic Personality Inventory in a Correctional Setting

Assessment ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl G. Kroner ◽  
Ronald R. Holden ◽  
John R. Reddon
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Correctional Officer ◽  
Institutional Adjustment ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Security Institution ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Adult Male Offenders

This study investigates the validity of the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) with a sample of 101 adult male offenders in a medium security institution. The criterion measures consisted of self-ratings (i.e., bipolar dimensional and adjective ratings), correctional officer ratings, and institutional adjustment (i.e., contact with medical staff, verbal warnings, institutional charges, days segregated, and cell maintenance). The majority of the scales corresponded well to the self-ratings. The Denial, Persecutory Ideation, Anxiety, and Thinking Disorder scales had poor convergent and discriminant validity with the correctional officer ratings. Interpersonal Problems, Alienation, and Impulse Expression scales predicted behavioral adjustment indexes. The results are summarized in relation to the higher order factors of emotional adjustment, antisocial orientation, cognitive functioning, and social or self-perception. Overall, the BPI scales adequately measure psychopathology and adjustment within a correctional setting.

Emergency Telehealth Services in the Correctional Setting

2021 ◽  
pp. 210-221
Author(s):  
Newton E. Kendig ◽  
David G. Ellis ◽  
Renoj Varughese ◽  
Obinna M. Ome Irondi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Correctional Health Care ◽  
Correctional Health ◽  
Care Systems

Millions of patients receive their primary health care in U.S. jails and prisons each year. Correctional health care systems frequently lack round-the-clock onsite physician services, and access to local hospital-based emergency services may be limited. Increasingly, correctional health care systems are relying on telehealth capabilities to improve their access to subspecialty services. Emergency telehealth services, however, are largely underutilized. Available reports suggest that emergency telehealth services can reduce outside medical trips and prove cost-effective in certain settings. Successful emergency telehealth programs emphasize the importance of a thorough diagnostic evaluation, effective communication with local correctional health care providers, and strategic use of point-of-care testing. This chapter provides practical recommendations for the telehealth evaluation and management of commonly occurring medical emergencies in the correctional setting.

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