Piccolino Adam L, Solberg Kenneth B
Minnesota Department of Corrections, Shakopee, MN, USA
Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
J Correct Health Care. 2014 Jul;20(3):203-212. doi: 10.1177/1078345814530871. Epub 2014 Jun 16.
A large percentage of incarcerated offenders report a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with concomitant neuropsychiatric and social sequelae. However, research looking at the relationship between TBI and delivery of correctional health services and offender management is limited. In this study, the relationships between TBI and use of correctional medical/psychological services, chemical dependency (CD) treatment completion rates, in-prison rule infractions, and recidivism were investigated. Findings indicated that TBI history has a statistically significant association with increased usage of correctional medical/psychological services, including crisis interventions services, and with higher recidivism rates. Results also showed a trend toward offenders with TBI incurring higher rates of in-prison rule infractions and lower rates of CD treatment completion. Implications and future directions for correctional systems are discussed.
很大比例的被监禁罪犯报告有创伤性脑损伤（TBI）病史，并伴有神经精神和社会后遗症。然而，关于TBI与惩教卫生服务提供及罪犯管理之间关系的研究有限。在本研究中，调查了TBI与惩教医疗/心理服务的使用、药物依赖（CD）治疗完成率、狱中违规行为及累犯之间的关系。研究结果表明，有TBI病史与惩教医疗/心理服务（包括危机干预服务）使用增加以及累犯率较高存在统计学上的显著关联。结果还显示，有TBI的罪犯有狱中违规率较高和CD治疗完成率较低的趋势。文中讨论了惩教系统的相关影响和未来方向。
