Parolee Perceptions of Case Management Practices during Reintegration

Researchers argue that the therapeutic alliance is a crucial ingredient for successful releasee treatment outcomes, and more recently in effective correctional treatment. Within the context of the criminal justice system, I illustrate the value of the therapeutic alliance in effective case management and in supporting desistance from crime for reintegrating parolees. The study involved in-depth, semistructured interviews with 56 high-risk/high-need federal male parolees and three parolee case studies. Releasees reported an appreciation for their relationship with their caseworker(s), which they described as supportive and without judgment. I argue this relationship reflects the social dimensions of responsivity and embodies the valued treatment components, optimized through a therapeutic alliance, that foster pathways to releasee reintegration. I conclude by discussing the role of therapeutic alliances in processes of and implications for effective correctional treatment.     

Does Training and Coaching Matter? An 18-Month Evaluation of a Community Supervision Model

During the last decade, several formalized approaches have been developed to improve the effectiveness of probation and parole by implementing evidence-based research into community supervision practices. A key component of these new approaches are the use of officer coaching sessions, which are designed to improve officer fidelity in the core correctional skill areas. This study explores the impact of an initial training and monthly coaching sessions in the Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) model on probation and parole officer use of core correctional skills. The results examine the average quarterly officer use of skills over an 18-month follow-up period based on training status (i.e., trained versus untrained officers) in the EPICS model. This study adds to the understanding of the role training and coaching may play in improving officer use of core correctional skills. Policy implications and recommendations for future research are also discussed.     

《全宋词》虞俦小传订补

南宋名臣、文学家虞俦,<宋史>无传,清陆心源<宋史翼>亦未之补.<全宋词>虞俦小传因属草创,故甚简略,且有讹误,兹予订补.     

社区矫正检察监督的现实困境与完善路径

社区矫正的规范运行离不开检察机关法律监督功能的有效发挥,然而,基于司法实践经验的有限以及理论研究的匮乏,社区矫正检察监督权在实际运行中面临着许多现实困境。剖析我国社区矫正检察监督中的各类矛盾,总结社区矫正及其法律监督在实践中的有益经验,对改进和完善我国社区矫正检察监督工作,具有重要的现实价值。     

国外青少年社区矫正制度之启示

社区矫正是一项受到政府和学术界普遍认同的非监禁执行活动。本文作者结合一些发达国家的做法和经验,对完善我国青少年社区矫正制度进行了初步的探讨。     

论未成年人犯罪社区矫正制度的建构——以地震灾区四川省绵阳市为例

社区矫正是在行刑社会化背景下应运而生的一种刑罚执行制度．符合国际行刑趋势。未成年人犯罪有不断上升的趋势．呈现出财产型犯罪突出、暴力化犯罪程度加剧、犯罪人低龄化和文化水平低、共同犯罪居多等特点。重视未成年人的特殊性，在行刑社会化视野下、在犯罪要素的框架内，考虑建构有针对性的社区矫正制度．可以有效预防和控制未成年入犯罪行为的发生、更好地挽救改造未成年犯罪人．达到更好地保障未成年人权益的目的。     

THE TWELVE PEOPLE WHO SAVED REHABILITATION: HOW THE SCIENCE OF CRIMINOLOGY MADE A DIFFERENCE

Three decades ago, it was widely believed by criminologists and policymakers that “nothing works” to reform offenders and that “rehabilitation is dead” as a guiding correctional philosophy. By contrast, today there is a vibrant movement to reaffirm rehabilitation and to implement programs based on the principles of effective intervention. How did this happen? I contend that the saving of rehabilitation was a contingent reality that emerged due to the efforts of a small group of loosely coupled research criminologists. These scholars rejected the “nothing works” professional ideology and instead used rigorous science to show that popular punitive interventions were ineffective, that offenders were not beyond redemption, and that treatment programs rooted in criminological knowledge were capable of meaningfully reducing recidivism. Their story is a reminder that, under certain conditions, the science of criminology is capable of making an important difference in the correctional enterprise, if not far beyond.     

当代国际行刑领域正在发生的变革

20世纪70年代由于监狱人满为患,重新犯罪率持续不降,很多国家开始在行刑领域进行改革。其基本内容包括:拓宽行刑目的,从矫正目的论发展到矫正、惩罚、帮助罪犯重返社会与剥夺多元目的论;改革监狱管理制度,从实施累进处遇制发展到推行危险管理制度;变革矫正制度,将"传统矫正"制度发展为"项目矫正"。我国需要研究国际社会在行刑领域的行刑变革理论与实践。