School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 801 W. Michigan Street, BS 3025, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Apr;55(3):428-439. doi: 10.1007/s10597-019-00370-3. Epub 2019 Jan 31.
Despite the high prevalence of behavioral health disorders in justice settings and prior research on the importance of attitudes in successful treatment outcomes for behavioral health populations, few studies have examined criminal justice professionals' attitudes toward mental illness and substance use. We conducted a state-wide survey of 610 criminal justice professionals using items adapted from the Drug and Drug Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (Albery et al. 2003) to examine attitudes toward mental illness and substance use as a function of criminal justice position and personal contact. For attitudes toward both mental illness and substance use, defense attorneys and community corrections officers reported more positive attitudes relative to jail correctional staff and prosecutors. For attitudes toward substance use, personal contact moderated the effect of position on attitudes. Findings underscore the importance of targeted training and other contact-based interventions to improve criminal justice professionals' attitudes toward behavioral health populations.
尽管司法环境中行为健康障碍的患病率很高，且先前的研究也强调了态度对行为健康人群治疗效果的重要性，但很少有研究调查刑事司法专业人员对精神疾病和药物使用的态度。我们对 610 名刑事司法专业人员进行了一项全州范围的调查，使用了来自《药物和药物问题认知问卷》（Albery 等人，2003 年）的项目，以考察态度作为刑事司法职位和个人接触的函数，对精神疾病和药物使用的态度。对于精神疾病和药物使用的态度，辩护律师和社区矫正人员相对于监狱矫正人员和检察官的态度更为积极。对于药物使用的态度，个人接触调节了职位对态度的影响。这些发现强调了有针对性的培训和其他基于接触的干预措施对改善刑事司法专业人员对行为健康人群态度的重要性。
