RT Article
T1 Do Specialty Programs for Justice-Involved People With Mental Illness Exacerbate Stigma?
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 10
SP 1211
OP 1227
A1 Eno Louden, Jennifer
A2 Skeem, Jennifer L.
A2 Gochyyev, Perman
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768345910
AB Specialty mental health probation caseloads have shown promise in reducing recidivism for justice-involved people with mental illness. However, assignment to these caseloads may be stigmatizing due to labeling effects. We examined (1) whether assignment to specialty probation versus traditional probation is associated with greater internalized stigma among clients and (2) whether probation officers are the source of some of this stigmatization. As part of a multisite longitudinal study, 138 specialty probation clients and 148 similar clients from traditional probation rated their internalized stigma of mental illness, and officers rated their attitudes toward each of their supervisees. Specialty probation clients experienced more internalized stigma (d = .61) than traditional clients. Although both specialty and traditional officers held stigmatizing attitudes toward clients, only traditional officers’ attitudes were associated with clients’ internalized stigma. Probation officers from both types of agency may benefit from antistigma interventions to effectively work with clients with mental illness.
K1 Offenders with mental illness
K1 Officers
K1 Probation
K1 Stigma
DO 10.1177/0093854820942825