RT Article
T1 Prison Adjustment Among Military Veterans: The Impact of Traumatic Events, Service History, and PTSD
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 67
IS 13/14
SP 1401
OP 1424
A1 Morgan, Mark Alden
A2 Logan, Matthew William
A2 Wooldredge, John
A2 Hazelwood, Andrea
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1859102352
AB Military veterans have been shown to differ demographically from non-veterans in the criminal justice system. However, relatively little is known about their psychological adjustment, institutional misbehavior, and the efficacy of programing received while incarcerated. Using data taken from a national sample of prison inmates, this study investigates how traumatic events experienced during military service can impact the intensity of negative affect among veterans. Additionally, we examine whether prison misconduct is influenced by military service history and the receipt of substance abuse treatment. Controlling for a host of relevant variables, our results indicate that traumatic events show a significant effect on psychological adjustment only indirectly through veterans who developed post-traumatic stress disorder and that misconduct is lower among those who received an honorable discharge. Overall, these findings suggest that the ability of veterans to resist adverse outcomes may depend on a variety of factors both within and outside the prison environment.
K1 traumatic events
K1 PTSD
K1 military veterans
K1 honorable discharge
K1 combat exposure
DO 10.1177/0306624X231170108