Evidence Based Practice In Corrections

Changing is something that someone has to want to do, if there is no motivation things will stay the same. The first step to change is knowing and accepting the wrong that has been done and trying to figure out a way to change. There are numerous of practices that are used to help an offender bring their mistake to the light. These types of methods are called Evidence Based Practices and are used to help both the offender and probation officer learn to communicate on a different level. Evidence based practices are cognitive behavioral training, vocational education and training programs and treatment oriented intensive supervision program. They are used to reintegrate offender s back into the community successfully. The type of evidence based practice that I am going to talk about is motivational interviewing, the pro and cons and if it helps the offenders learn from their mistakes and if it is going to help in the future.

The residential community corrections facilities (RCCF) are now a common idea in the USA that directed at helping curb the rise in crime but at the same time decongesting the prisons as well as rehabilitation the deviants within the society. The residents live within the facility and not in their homes, they must also be employed or at least on part time jobs, the residents can also leave the facility at any time to go to verified work, the residents can also leave the institution for any other reason but these must be pre-approved.

Evidence Based Practice Nursing is the utilization by nurses of Evidence Based Research findings that, according to Houser (2012), steer the nurse toward integration of clinical expert opinion and experience with an unbiased exhaustive review of the best scientific evidence professional nursing care literature can provide while incorporating patient values and preferences. Evidence Based Practice Nursing entails adopting a systematic critical thinking decision making process guided by a deliberate and defined chosen Evidence Based Nursing model path that involves searching,

Question 1. Both Thomas Mathiesen and Stanley Cohen argue that the alternative criminal justice responses that were presented after the 1970s were not real alternatives (Tabibi, 2015a). With this they are referring to community justice alternatives generally, and Restorative Justice specifically. The argument here is that Restorative Justice cannot be a real alternative because it is finished and is based on the premises of the old system (Mathiesen, 1974). Restorative Justice is not an alternative because it has not solved the issues surrounding the penal system (Tabibi, 2015a). Cohen (1985) supports this sentiment, and suggests that community based alternatives have actually led to a net widening and expansion of the retributive criminal

Creating this program and seeing that the offenders followed through with the treatment process was the primary goal. In order to collect the necessary data, counselors needed to interview each participate. This procedure is what enabled them to understand better and further assist participants with treatment and remaining on the correct path. The interview process took place 12 months after offenders were released from prison. A research team from the university of

Evidence-based practice is a formulation of ideas, research and conclusions to formulate the best possible health care choice (Hood, 2014). In health care the process of utilizing current information begins with a question can something be done better, can the patients benefit as a result and is it cost effective, EBP seeks new information to replace old or outdated information. When there are doubts if something can be done better a research team collects data on the subject using unbiased information they analyze the data, design interventions that are based on the new evidence and makes their final recommendations on their findings (Hood,

When dealing with probation supervision, they also have different styles. Probation supervision is the role of a parole officer in monitoring an offender’s behavior. According to Legal Dictionary there are five styles of probation supervision; unsupervised, supervised, community control probation, shock probation, and crime- specific probation. Unsupervised probation frees the offender from the direct supervision of a probation officer, while still requiring him to obey a specific court ordered condition. This type of probation is for minor and non- violent crimes according to Legal Dictionary. Legal Dictionary also stated that supervised probation requires the offender to check in with a probation officer on a regular basis. This range from weekly or monthly visits and it can be done by face to face visits, phone calls, or

Researchers have conducted many studies on evidence-based behavioral modification programs, with the efforts to increase their success rates within the prison system. With the rising costs of inmate care, it is imperative to create programs that will successfully lower the recidivism rate and ensure that the offender will not return to prison or a life of crime. With that being said, one must be able to identify the reasons for the continued release and return of inmates. Therefore, my research question is: Are evidence-based behavioral modification programs in Delaware’s level five institutions successful at lowering the recidivism rate?

Over the past few years, there has been a large cutback in the rehabilitation programs in prisons. Many say it is useless and that the inmates deserve to be in there. The message has been pretty clear that they do not care if an inmate changes or not (Evans D. Hopkins). However, inmates lives do matter, and without someone teaching them the steps to change and giving them a proper education, there will definitely be no hope for them in the end. Due to the federal criminality inside the prison systems, it is vital that there are strong rehabilitation programs to give inmates a fair chance to return to society as changed men and women.

Evidence-based practice and research are vital for maintaining professionalism, holding accountability, addressing issues related to healthcare, and integrating evidence into clinical practice (M. Frey, personal communication, August 25, 2016). Evidence-based practice enhances care and the delivery process as well as improving patient outcomes, thus the reason it is recommended when providing discharge planning for patients.

Arkansas Department of Corrections is made up of 19 prison facilities which range from minimum to maximum security levels. The average inmate cost in the state is approximately $22,086 per year or $60.51 per day. Over the fiscal year of 2016, ADC had a total number of 10,847 inmates admitted into the prison population, while having 10,055 inmates released from the population. The inmate demographics for ADC include 92% male, 8% female, 54.1% white, 42.2% black, 3% Hispanic, and 0.7% other. 45.8% of the inmates were sentenced for violent crimes while 54.2% were for nonviolent crimes (adc.arkansas.gov, 2016). The total number of inmates in Arkansas prisons was 17,707 for the fiscal year 2015. For the FY2015, the Department of Corrections

(Harris, pg. 381) Interactions between social workers, probation officers, treatment providers and offender supports should be utilized as a check-in, in-order to monitor behavior and to see where the offender is in relation to his/her non-offending peers. This process would require updates on the offender specific treatment goals set, the progress at school, work or both work, stable housing, relational interactions (with parents, significant other or children), as well as a progress report from any providers or court appointed supports to obtain an overall idea of the offenders engagement and motivation to continue being a constructive contributing member of his/her community. When considering the probation approach which is often punitive we must consider multiple factors, it offers little room for error and the consequences are never individualized. The black and white approach to restoration and reintegration does not include the social service aspect of hope and improvement (Flesaker and Larsen, pg.

When it comes to this program I did not find any information that stated it was developed based on empirical evidence. “Very little empirical data exist to help administrators select a particular staffing model for providing mental health services to inmates” (Hills, Siegfried, and Ickowitz, 2004, p. 37). This could have definitely hurt the program at Montford Psychiatric Hospital, but the staff seemed extremely professional, organized, skilled, and knowledgeable of what they were doing when assessing inmates mental health issues. Additionally, this program is also not based on theory because when a theory is created to change complicated issues, such as mental illness program or other health care programs it can be a daunting task. It is particularly troublesome when there is a lack of empirical evidence to support concepts that can lead towards success.

New York opened its first state prison in 1788. It opened on November 28th. It

Criminologist and politicians have debated the effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation programs since the 1970’s when criminal justice scholars and policy makers throughout the United States embraced Robert Martinson’s credo of “nothing works” (Shrum, 2004). Recidivism, the rate at which released offenders return to jail or prison, has become the most accepted outcome measure in corrections. The public's desire to reduce the economic and social costs associated with crime and incarceration has resulted in an emphasis on recidivism as an outcome measure of program effectiveness. While correctional facilities continue to grow, corrections make up an increasing amount of state and federal budgets. The recidivism rate in