Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Women's Initiative Supporting Health, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, 300 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Eval Program Plann. 2022 Jun;92:102088. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102088. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
Gender-specific probation programs are needed for rising numbers of women on probation, as women's paths to probation differ from men's and are not as frequently addressed. Substance use, mental illness, health disparities, and barriers to treatment can contribute to women clients' unsuccessful completion of probation. The current study describes a process evaluation of the pilot Female Offenders Can Ultimately Succeed (FOCUS) program, which aimed to meet women probation clients' complex needs and improve their probation outcomes. Two women FOCUS Probation Officers had smaller-than-typical caseloads of 132 Medium- to Greatest-Risk women clients and received ongoing training in motivational and trauma-specific supervision strategies. To facilitate linkage to all needed treatment and social services, clients were referred to a primary care Transitions Clinic. Comparing non-FOCUS to FOCUS women clients with Violations of Probation, FOCUS clients had more successful completions of probation (higher non-punitive Restorations of Probation and lower punitive Revocations of Probation). At the Transitions Clinic, 52% of FOCUS clients received treatment. FOCUS clients and stakeholders provided narrative feedback reflecting a range of experiences in FOCUS, guiding future program implementation efforts. Promising outcomes from FOCUS demonstrate the potential of theory-based supervision and probation-medical collaboration to facilitate women clients' success in probation.
需要为越来越多的女性缓刑犯设立性别特定的缓刑项目，因为女性缓刑的途径与男性不同，而且通常没有得到充分关注。药物滥用、精神疾病、健康差距和治疗障碍可能会导致女性缓刑犯无法成功完成缓刑。本研究描述了一项试点女性罪犯最终能成功（FOCUS）计划的过程评估，该计划旨在满足女性缓刑犯的复杂需求并改善她们的缓刑结果。两名女性 FOCUS 缓刑官的案件数量较少，为 132 名中等到最高风险的女性缓刑犯，并且接受了有关动机和创伤特定监督策略的持续培训。为了促进与所有必要的治疗和社会服务的联系，客户被转介到一个主要的护理过渡诊所。将非 FOCUS 与 FOCUS 的有缓刑违规行为的女性客户进行比较，FOCUS 的客户有更多成功完成缓刑的案例（更高的非惩罚性恢复缓刑和更低的惩罚性撤销缓刑）。在过渡诊所，52%的 FOCUS 客户接受了治疗。FOCUS 客户和利益相关者提供了反映 FOCUS 各种体验的叙述性反馈，指导未来的项目实施工作。FOCUS 的有希望的结果表明，基于理论的监督和缓刑医疗合作有潜力促进女性缓刑犯在缓刑期间的成功。
