Citation

Piccolino AL, Solberg KB. J. Correct. Health Care 2014; 20(3): 203-212.

Affiliation

Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, National Commission on Correctional Health Care (USA), Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1078345814530871

PMID

24934838

Abstract

A large percentage of incarcerated offenders report a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with concomitant neuropsychiatric and social sequelae. However, research looking at the relationship between TBI and delivery of correctional health services and offender management is limited. In this study, the relationships between TBI and use of correctional medical/psychological services, chemical dependency (CD) treatment completion rates, in-prison rule infractions, and recidivism were investigated.

FINDINGS indicated that TBI history has a statistically significant association with increased usage of correctional medical/psychological services, including crisis interventions services, and with higher recidivism rates.

RESULTS also showed a trend toward offenders with TBI incurring higher rates of in-prison rule infractions and lower rates of CD treatment completion. Implications and future directions for correctional systems are discussed.

Language: en