Abstract

Renewed focus on rehabilitative prison programming in recent years has generated a need to evaluate the effectiveness of existing and emerging approaches to reducing criminogenic risks and needs. This study analyzes data from The Prison Fellowship Academy^® (the Academy), a 12–14 month intensive in-prison intervention program based on cognitive-behavioral modalities and research on criminogenic risk factors. Results from pre- and posttest assessments among 112 participants who completed the Academy in six cohorts across four male prisons in four states suggest that the program contributes to significant reductions in overall criminal thinking as well as in specific subscales of these assessments, including short-term orientation, entitlement, accepting responsibility, negative attitudes toward authority, victim impact, power orientation, and rationalization. Further research should examine how reductions in criminal thinking are related to long-term changes in criminal behavior and prison climate.

摘要

近年来对康复监狱规划的重新关注导致需要评估现有和新兴方法的有效性，以减少犯罪风险和需求。本研究分析了来自 The Prison Fellowship Academy ^®的数据（学院），一个 12-14 个月的强化监狱干预计划，基于认知行为模式和对犯罪风险因素的研究。来自四个州四个男性监狱的六个队列中完成该学院的 112 名参与者的测试前和测试后评估结果表明，该计划有助于显着降低整体犯罪思维以及这些评估的特定子量表，包括短期取向、权利、接受责任、对权威的消极态度、受害者影响、权力取向和合理化。进一步的研究应该检查犯罪思维的减少与犯罪行为和监狱环境的长期变化之间的关系。