Parolee Perceptions of Case Management Practices during Reintegration |
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Authors: | Rosemary Ricciardelli |
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Affiliation: | Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | Community corrections desistance parole reintegration responsivity therapeutic alliance |
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