Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St Michael's Hospital, the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Am J Public Health. 2012 Aug;102(8):1438-42. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300685. Epub 2012 Jun 14.
We explored current policies and practices on the use of incentives in research involving adult offenders under correctional supervision in prison and in the community (probation and parole) in Canada. We contacted the correctional departments of each of the Canadian provinces and territories, as well as the federal government department responsible for offenders serving sentences of two years or more. Findings indicated that two departments had formal policy whereas others had unwritten practices, some prohibiting their use and others allowing incentives on a case-by-case basis. Given the differences across jurisdictions, it would be valuable to examine how current incentive policies and practices are implemented to inform national best practices on incentives for offender-based research.
我们探讨了加拿大在监狱和社区（缓刑和假释）中对成年罪犯进行研究时使用激励措施的现行政策和做法。我们联系了加拿大各省和地区的惩教部门，以及负责管理服两年或以上刑期罪犯的联邦政府部门。调查结果表明，有两个部门有正式的政策，而其他部门则有不成文的惯例，有些部门禁止使用激励措施，而有些部门则根据具体情况允许使用。鉴于各司法管辖区之间存在差异，有必要研究如何实施现行的激励政策和做法，为基于罪犯的研究制定国家最佳激励措施提供信息。
