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Gender Differences in the Routine Activities Associated With Risks for Larceny in South Korea
The present research uses data from the 2010 Korean National Criminal Victimization Survey to examine gender differences in larceny victimization and in predictors of victimization (i.e., target attractiveness, exposure to potential offenders, target hardening, guardianship, and proximity to crime and social disorder) identified by routine activity theory. The findings show no significant gender difference in general larceny victimization, suggesting that Korean females are just as likely to be victims of theft of personal belongings as males. Consistent with the theory, physical proximity to crime and social disorder are ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 20, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Moon, B., Morash, M., Jeong, S., Yoon, H.-S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Adaptation of the Texas Implementation Medication Algorithm for Bipolar Disorder in Adult Female Offenders
The objective of the present study was to evaluate effectiveness of algorithm (Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithm [TIMA])-driven treatment of bipolar disorder (BD) compared with Treatment as Usual (TAU) in the correctional environment. A total of 61 women inmates with BD were randomized to TIMA (n = 30) or TAU (n = 31) and treated over a 12-week period. The outcome measures included measures of BD symptoms, comorbid symptomatology, quality of life, and psychotropic medication utilization. In comparison with TAU, TIMA-driven treatment reduced polypharmacy, decreased overall psychotropic medication utilization, and...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 20, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Kamath, J., Wakai, S., Zhang, W., Kesten, K., Shelton, D., Trestman, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A Strengths-Based Approach to Prisoner Reentry: The Fresh Start Prisoner Reentry Program
Scholars have called for a strengths-based approach to prisoner reentry, yet there are few available program models that outline how to integrate this approach into the current reentry program landscape. The present article highlights a strengths-based prisoner reentry program that provided services to men both pre- and post-release from prison to the community in the United States. Qualitative findings from focus groups provide preliminary support for the strengths-based approach and highlight men’s strengths and needs as well as challenges related to the program’s implementation. The reentry program then drew...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 20, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Hunter, B. A., Lanza, A. S., Lawlor, M., Dyson, W., Gordon, D. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Subjective Experiences of Firesetting by Men With Mild Intellectual Disabilities Detained in a Secure Hospital
This article explores the lived experiences of men with mild intellectual disabilities who have deliberately set a fire and are detained in a secure hospital. Semi-structured interviews were used to explore the subjective experiential claims of seven male firesetters with mild intellectual disabilities residing in a forensic intellectual disability hospital. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to interpret participants’ meaning making of their firesetting. Five super-ordinate themes emerged from the analysis: (a) "the importance of the first fire," (b) "firesetting to escape distress," (c) "firesetting ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 20, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Rose, J., Lees-Warley, G., Thrift, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Correlation of Hope and Self-Efficacy With Job Satisfaction, Job Stress, and Organizational Commitment for Correctional Officers in the Taiwan Prison System
The aim of this study was to explore the correlation of hope and self-efficacy with job satisfaction, job stress, and organizational commitment for correctional officers in the Taiwan prison system while controlling for the shared effects of the nature of the institution (i.e., for male or female inmates) and personal characteristics of the officers (i.e., gender, age, and years of work experience). Hope in the context of this study refers to a cognitive set and motivational state that involves reciprocal interaction between goal-directed energy (agency) and planned pathways to meet the goals (pathway). It is a personality...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 20, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Law, F. M., Guo, G. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Use of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-II With Forensic Populations: A Psychometric Critique
The State–Trait Anger Expression Inventory–II (STAXI-II) is a psychometric assessment that measures the experience, expression, and control of anger in research and clinical settings. Although the STAXI-II is extensively used and its psychometric properties supported, no psychometric critique has yet specifically assessed its utility with forensic populations. The aim of this critique was to explore the validity and reliability of the STAXI-II when used with forensic samples. It was found that the psychometric properties of the STAXI-II, when used with forensic populations, are satisfactory. However, gaps in re...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - June 20, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Schamborg, S., Tully, R. J., Browne, K. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

University Students Views on Political Influences and the Status of Law in Post-Reform China: A Moderation and Mediation Analysis
In this study, we used quantitative methods to explore university students’ views on the status of law in post-reform China. Surveys were conducted in three national universities located in different regions of China. Responses from university students show that their perceptions of well-developed legislation and perceptions of the publicity of law are associated with their perceptions of equality before the law, which could be the consequence of a "rule of law" system. However, the study found that university students are of the view that the political nature of legislation and interference in law enforcement modera...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - May 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Jiang, G., Lo, T. W. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Predicting Bullying: Exploring the Contributions of Childhood Negative Life Experiences in Predicting Adolescent Bullying Behavior
Although there has been much interest in research on aggression and in particular bullying, a relatively less charted area of research has centered on articulating a better understanding of the mechanisms and processes by which persons are at increased risk for bullying. Furthermore, those studies that have investigated the linkages between childhood experiences and bullying perpetration have been limited with respect to definitional and operational issues, reliance on cross-sectional data, and the lack of assessing competing explanations of bullying perpetration. Using five waves of data from a community-based longitudina...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - May 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Connell, N. M., Morris, R. G., Piquero, A. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Randomized Trial of Group Music Therapy With Chinese Prisoners: Impact on Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Esteem
This study investigated the effects of group music therapy on improving anxiety, depression, and self-esteem in Chinese prisoners. Two-hundred male prisoners were randomly assigned to music therapy (n = 100) or standard care (n = 100). The music therapy had 20 sessions of group therapy compared with standard care. Anxiety (State and Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI]), depression (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]), and self-esteem (Texas Social Behavior Inventory [TSBI], Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory [RSI]) were measured by standardized scales at baseline, mid-program, and post-program. Data were analyzed based on the intenti...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - May 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Chen, X.-J., Hannibal, N., Gold, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Jail Mental Health Resourcing: A Conceptual and Empirical Study of Social Determinants
U.S. county jails hold large populations of mentally ill inmates but have rarely been researched quantitatively to assess their collective capacity for providing mental health treatment. This research uses ordinal logit and a partial parallel slopes model and a large sample of U.S. counties to assess conceptualized links between local institutional and structural indicators and jail mental health resourcing. Strong church networks and high rates of adult education completion are associated with enhanced jail mental health resourcing. Urbanized areas and areas with deep economic ties to manufacturing appear supportive of a ...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - May 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Helms, R., Gutierrez, R. S., Reeves-Gutierrez, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Social Relationships and Group Dynamics Inside a Community Correction Facility for Women
This study supports the need to create, and sustain, therapeutic environments within community correction settings for women. (Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - May 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Cantora, A., Mellow, J., Schlager, M. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Violent Victimization in the Prison Context: An Examination of the Gendered Contexts of Prison
This study builds on the extant research by utilizing a nationally representative sample of correctional facilities (n = 326) and inmates (n = 17,640) to examine the impacts of a large set of theoretically and empirically derived individual- and contextual-level variables on prison victimization, including how the gendered context of prison impacts victimization. Results support the lifestyles/routine activities approach. Inmates who were charged with a violent offense, were previously victimized, were smaller in size, were not married, were without a work assignment, misbehaved, did not participate in programs, used alcoh...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - May 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Teasdale, B., Daigle, L. E., Hawk, S. R., Daquin, J. C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Testing For Measurement Invariance of Attachment Across Chinese and American Adolescent Samples
This study attempts to examine the psychometric equivalence of the factorial structure of attachment measures across nations reflecting Western and Eastern cultures. Twelve manifest variables are used tapping the concepts of adolescent attachment to parents, school, and neighborhood. Confirmatory factor analysis is used to conduct invariance test across approximately 3,000 Chinese and U.S. adolescents. Results provide strong support for a three-factor model; the multigroup invariance tests reveal mixed results. While the family attachment measure appears invariant between the two samples, significant differences in the coe...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Ren, L., Zhao, J. S., He, N. P., Marshall, I. H., Zhang, H., Zhao, R., Jin, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Social Structure, Anomie, and National Levels of Homicide
Merton’s "Social Structure and Anomie" seeks to explain how "socio-cultural" influences exert "definite pressures" to engage in non-conformity. Despite having a significant influence, few studies have assessed the degree to which Merton’s propositions explain cross-national variation in levels of crime. Using data on national levels of homicide, data from the World Values Survey, and other structural controls, the present study assesses the degree to which deinstitutionalization, demoralization, and blocked opportunity interact to explain crime cross-nationally. Results provide a high degree of support for Mert...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Schaible, L. M., Altheimer, I. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Impulsive Lifestyle Counseling Program for Antisocial Behavior in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
This article describes the adaptation and implementation of a highly structured manualized treatment, Impulsive Lifestyle Counseling (ILC), based on the Lifestyle Issues program, a 10-week psychoeducation program studied in prison settings. ILC consists of four sessions over 4 weeks and a booster session 8 weeks later. The goal of treatment is described to patients as "to help people identify their impulsive thoughts and lifestyle leading to problems with drug use, other people, and the police." Two clinical examples and reflections on our experiences with the training and implementation of the ILC program are presented. (...
Source: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology - April 21, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Thylstrup, B., Hesse, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research