A formative evaluation of a drug-free unit in a correctional services setting

Article Abstract:

Substance abusing prisoners incarcerated within a drug-free unit (DFU) are significantly less likely to use drugs than inmates in the mainstream prison population, according to a South Australian study of 62 prisoners. Data revealed that 32% of subjects in the DFU continued using drugs, compared with 84% among the mainstream prison group. DFU and mainstream subjects who used drugs consumed a broad range of substances. The adoption of random urinalysis procedures and the increased use of more individually tailored treatment programs for at-risk prisoners would probably improve DFU effectiveness.

Management, Services, Prevention, Drug use, Drug abuse, Prisoners, Prisons, Drug abuse counseling

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An analysis of adolescent perpetrators of homicide and attempted homicide upon return to the community

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A majority of juvenile offenders convicted of homicide or attempted homicide did not commit another serious crime against a person following their release from incarceration, and none committed or attempted another homicide, according to a Wisconsin study of 20 subjects that followed their behavior over a 5 to 15 year period. A majority of subjects were convicted of crimes during the followup period, with 35% committing offenses against persons. Overall, however, the subjects were judged no more likely to commit further crimes after release than those convicted of lesser offenses.

Juvenile offenders, Rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, Criminal rehabilitation, Recidivism, Criminal behavior, Juvenile homicide

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When parents kill: an analysis of filicides in Fiji

Article Abstract:

This article examines social and demographic factors associated with filicide, or parents murdering their children, in Fiji. Findings indicate that the majority of parents who kill their children are young, poor females and the murders are related to excessive corporal punishment, marital disharmony, and unwanted pregnancies.

Fiji, Statistical Data Included, Crime, Parents, Filicide

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