A Person-Centered Approach to Prison Behavior Based on Officers’ Observations
Relations to Risk, Prison Misconduct, and Recidivism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15519667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joscha Hausam (0000-0002-2955-0343, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corresponding author), Robert J B Lehmann (0000-0003-1710-348X, MSB Medical School Berlin), Klaus-Peter Dahle (0000-0002-5654-1223, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 241-241 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00241 |
| PMID | 32308633 |
| OpenAlex | W3014282906 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
Incorporating measures of prison behavior into risk assessment and management procedures may assist in treatment planning, risk monitoring, and decision-making. A behavior rating scale was used to assess prison officers' observations on externalizing, internalizing, and adaptive behavior in a sample of 277 sexual and violent offenders in correctional treatment in Berlin, Germany. The present study employed latent profile analysis to identify inmate subtypes with similar behavioral patterns. Results indicated a solution with five latent profiles that showed similarities with previous inmate typologies. The subtypes were termed "Aggressive-Psychopathic," "Asocial," "Situational," "Inconspicuous, and "Inadequate-Dependent." Analyses attested to the construct and predictive validity of the subtypes and involved the examination of differences on criminological characteristics, risk assessment instruments, various types of prison misconduct, and postrelease recidivism. This person-centered study illustrates the importance of attending to broader patterns of inmate behavior. The structured assessment of behavioral observations by prison officers can be a valuable and easy-to-implement approach to benefit from this largely neglected resource
Computer security · Construct (python library · Criminology · Latent class model · Misconduct · Predictive validity · Prison · Recidivism · Risk assessment · Scale (ratio · Situational ethics · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
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