RT Article
T1 Prison Climate and Its Role in Reducing Dynamic Risk Factors During Offender Treatment
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 14
SP 4609
OP 4621
A1 Stasch, Joanna
A2 Dahle, Klaus-Peter 1960-
A2 Hausam, Joscha
A2 Sauter, Julia
A2 Yoon, Dahlnym
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1666135364
AB Although several offender treatment experts have suggested that therapeutic relationships play an important role in offender treatment, empirical finding supporting those arguments are scarce. The present study has therefore examined the relationship between prison climate, treatment motivation, and their influence on changes in risk factors in N = 215 inmates and detainees in four correctional facilities in Berlin, Germany. The inmates' perception of prison climate significantly correlated with their attitudes towards treatment. More positive climate in terms of therapeutic hold and more positive treatment attitude in terms of trust in therapy were also the best predictors of stronger decreases in dynamic risk factors measured by the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R). Our results support the importance of treatment relationship factors within the course of offender rehabilitation.
K1 Attitudes towards treatment
K1 Correctional treatment
K1 Dynamic risk factors
K1 Offender treatment
K1 Prison climate
K1 Treatment efficacy
DO 10.1177/0306624X18778449