Mental Health Flashcards
Exchange of service agreement (ESA)
Within the Canadian penal system, an agreement between a province or territory and the federal government that allows for the incarceration of provincial or territorial inmates in federal institutions or vice versa
Healing lodge
A facility designed to meet the needs of criminalized Indigenous individuals by offering services and programs that reflect Indigenous culture, beliefs, and traditions
5 Principles guiding the CSC
- Empowerment
- Meaningful and responsible choices
- Respect and dignity
- Supportive environment
- Shared responsibility
Static security
The reliance on physical security measures (cameras, fencing, alarms, etc.) to control those incarcerated in a prison
Coping strategy
Any behaviour that a person employs to deal with difficult situation or a stressor
Hebeas corpus
A judge’s order instructing a detaining authority (usually police) to produce the detainee in court so the judge can determine whether the individual is being lawfully detained or should be set free
Criminogenic needs
A changeable factor that predicts criminal behaviour and can be targeted during intervention
Non-criminogenic needs
A changeable factor that does not predict criminal behaviour or is only weakly predictive of criminal behaviour
Meta-analysis
A statistical technique allowing researchers to combine the results of original studies that all asked the same question to produce an average overall effect
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
A form of talk therapy used to change a range of maladptive behaviours by having people reframe (or rethink) how they view situations and other peoples’ actions
Pre-existing norms
A distribution of scores for a given questionnaire derived from past research involving a large sample or samples from the population
Risk principle
Match intensity of programming to likelihood of reoffending
Need principle
Prioritize assessment and treatment for criminogenic rather than non-criminogenic needs
Dynamic factors
Changeable
Static factors
Non-changeable
Responsivity principle
Match programs to earning styles and abilities of the client - general responsivity
