CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR, Vol. 37 No. 2, February 2010 217-238 DOI: 10.1177/0093854809351948 © 2010 International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology AUTHORS’ NOTE: The authors would like to thank Brett Finn for his assistance with data collection on this project. Correspondence may be addressed to Beth A. Caillouet, PhD, Department of Neurology, University Campus, Univers...

The Department of Correctional Services Policy on the management of HIV and AIDS for offenders include voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV as one of the priorities in the rehabilitation of inmates. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with the utilisation of VCT services in the correctional centres in terms of level of satisfaction, their experiences and expecta...

This paper explores the historical practice of correctional education in the U.S. as found through an extensive review of the literature. The paper will discuss practice of correctional education from the colonial period to the present, with respect to the various programs offered to inmates. The writer will describe the current characteristics of inmates in U.S. prisons and discuss the impact ...

Occupational stress is an increasing health problem for the high-risk industries. The occupation of correctional officers has received relatively scant attention, contributing to a recent increase in formal occupational stress claims. This research evaluated the ability of the Job Demand-ControlSupport (JDCS) model to predict strain in 132 Australian correctional officers. A specific measure of...

Youth in the juvenile correctional system are a high-risk population who, in many cases, have unmet physical, developmental, and mental health needs. Multiple studies have found that some of these health issues occur at higher rates than in the general adolescent population. Although some youth in the juvenile justice system have interfacedwith health care providers in their community on a regu...

Youth in the juvenile correctional system are a high-risk population who, in many cases, have unmet physical, developmental, and mental health needs. Multiple studies have found that some of these health issues occur at higher rates than in the general adolescent population. Although some youth in the juvenile justice system have interfacedwith health care providers in their community on a regu...

Youth in the juvenile correctional system are a high-risk population who, in many cases, have unmet physical, developmental, and mental health needs. Multiple studies have found that some of these health issues occur at higher rates than in the general adolescent population. Although some youth in the juvenile justice system have interfacedwith health care providers in their community on a regu...

This article, which is the second of three parts, provides an overview of relevant guidelines/standards for providing mental health services within a correctional setting and describes essential characteristics of mental health systems designed to meet constitutional standards. Part I1 focuses on organizational issues within correctional mental health systems, staffing issues, and psychiatric s...

Youth in the juvenile correctional system are a high-risk population who, in many cases, have unmet physical, developmental, and mental health needs. Multiple studies have found that some of these health issues occur at higher rates than in the general adolescent population. Although some youth in the juvenile justice system have interfacedwith health care providers in their community on a regu...

Youth in the juvenile correctional system are a high-risk population who, in many cases, have unmet physical, developmental, and mental health needs. Multiple studies have found that some of these health issues occur at higher rates than in the general adolescent population. Although some youth in the juvenile justice system have interfacedwith health care providers in their community on a regu...