Positive Family Social Support: Counteracting Negative Effects of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse to Reduce Jail Ex-inmate Recidivism Rates.

Autor:	Spjeldnes, Solveig, Jung, Hyunzee, Maguire, Lambert, Yamatani, Hide
Předmět:	MENTAL illness COMMUNITY health services PRISONERS RACE RECIDIVISM SELF-evaluation SUBSTANCE abuse LOGISTIC regression analysis FAMILY relations SOCIAL support CRIMINALS with mental illness DESCRIPTIVE statistics PSYCHOLOGY
Zdroj:	Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment; Feb2012, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p130-147, 18p
Abstrakt:	The incarceration and recidivism rates in United States jails are marked by high mental health and substance use problems and racial disparity. Nearly 9 million people cycle through approximately 3,500 jails. For this longitudinal study to identify factors predicting recidivism, data came from a study of Allegheny County Jail inmates (N = 301) that concluded in 2008. Eligible participants were adult men, enrolled in jail collaborative services at recruitment, and were 30 days from release. Examinations were based on multinomial logistic regression methods; positive family social support was found to reduce the effect of factors known to predict higher recidivism rates: substance abuse, Black race, and younger age. Negative perceptions of the helpfulness and support of community-based services were counteracted by positive family social support. Policy and practice implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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