week 12: corrections Flashcards
psychologists role as case management in prisons
risk of suicide
risk of harm from others
risk of reoffending
mental illnesses
wellbeing
drug and alcohol problem
cognitive function
fitness to plead or stand trial
education needs
types of assessment methods
clinical interviews
standardised assessment tools
types of clinical interviews
structured
semi structured
what do clinical interviews assess
verbal and nonverbal content
ADLs
types of standardised assessment tools
information gathering and assessment
diagnostic
kits
example of information gathering and assessment
violence risk scale
what does the violence risk scale assess
risk at pre release
what are ADLs
activities of daily living
things that the average person does in a daily basis eg. showering
psychology in prisons does alot of:
reporting and submitting to the courts
if you are working as a psychologist treating prison patients, who is your client
the court
is there alot of one on one counselling in the prison system
no there isnt enough psychologists
types of treatment used in prisons
group sessions
crisis management
AOD
individual (though not common)
what percentage of prisoners have a mental illness
46%
how much higher is mental illness in the prisons compared to gen pop
2.5x higher
what is the common mental illness in prisons
substance abuse
percentage of personality disorders in prisons
40%
percentage of gen pop with personality disorders
6%
percentage of prisoners who are male
92%
percentage of prisoners who are aboriginal
28%
how many inmates were unemployed
more than half
how many inmates were homeless
1/3
how many inmates had only graduated year 9
1/3
how many prisoners had atleast one parent who went to prison in their childhood
1/5
more than half of indigenous prisoners had:
been to prison 5 or more times before
what is expected to happen to more than half of prisoners when they leave
they will be homeless
how many prisoners report using illicit substances within the last 12 months
2/3
how many prisoners have chronic physical health conditions
1/3
how many prisoners have hep c
1/5
what is predictive for recidivism in sexual/violent crime
psychopathy
why is there limited effective treatment for psychopathy
because they dont think there is anything wrong with them
different types of group programs
sec offender programes
violent offenders/anger management
dv
cognitive skills
AOD programs
victim awareness
what group program isnt very effective
anger management/ violent offenders has high recidivism (40%)
is the mental health act a get out of jail free card? why?
no, because it extends your jail sentence as you spend time in a psychiatric facility prior to your prison sentence
what is the mental health act
for offenders who are mentally ill, courts can place them under forensic orders
once someone enters the CJS:
they are more likely to reoffend
what did the QLD Kennedy report find
if punishment can be provided in a setting other than prison, and if the person can be supervised outside prison, society should take this option
average cost per prisoner per day
$391.18
forms of community correction
parole
intensive correction order
probation
community service order
fines
home detention
who do drug courts target
drug-dependent offenders whose history of crimes sees a result of their drug use
prison doesnt address rehabilitation needs so they keep reoffending
what does the QLD drug court program offer offenders
an opportunity to participate in an intensive drug rehabilitation order
what has the Murri courts improved
indigenous prisoners attendance
how many indigenous adults dont attend murri court compared to mainstream court
4% miss murri
12% miss mainstream
how many indigenous children dont attend murri court compared to mainstream court
28% miss murri
40% miss mainstream
what did the murri court create
a stronger relationship between courts and Indigenous communities
