Compulsory Treatment: The Voices of Young Heroin Dependent Offenders

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Cheryl Wile ◽  
Bernadette M. Hood
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Compulsory Treatment ◽  
Phenomenological Method ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Personal Power ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Personal Motivation ◽  
Motivation For Change ◽  
Court Mandated

This study is a qualitative evaluation of the experiences of 12 young heroin dependent persons who failed to comply with court mandated treatment orders. Based on a phenomenological method of inquiry, the paper explores their perceptions of both compulsory treatment and an outreach intervention. Reasons reported by participants for non-compliance with court directives included (i) their belief that treatment cannot be mandated but must be driven by personal motivation for change, (ii) a lack of confidence in the efficacy of some treatment services, and (iii) lifestyle issues which create barriers to compliance. Outreach interventions were viewed positively by all participants due to (i) convenience and accessibility, (ii) capacity to engender a sense of achievement, and (iii) humanistic orientation. In addition to providing a voice for these young offenders, the paper identifies the potential for their attitudes and behaviours to be explored within a framework characterised by the struggle that some young people experience in an attempt to retain integrity and experience personal power within a context of systemic powerlessness.

scholarly journals Incarcerated older persons’ motivation to engage in criminal court-mandated treatment: Findings from a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 100057
Author(s):  
Helene Seaward ◽  
Tenzin Wangmo ◽  
Monika Egli-Alge ◽  
Lutz-Peter Hiersemenzel ◽  
Marc Graf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Court Mandated

Court Dispositions and Rearrest for Intimate Assault

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Wooldredge ◽  
Amy Thistlethwaite
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Residential Stability ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Offender Characteristics ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Court Dispositions ◽  
Incidence Prevalence ◽  
Hamilton County

Researchers examining court dispositions and domestic violence recidivism have argued that disposition effectiveness varies by offender characteristics. We extended this research with analyses of 3,662persons arrested for misdemeanor assaults on intimates in Hamilton County, Ohio. The incidence, prevalence, and time to rearrest are examined for arrestees with no filed charges, subsequently dropped charges, court-mandated treatment, probation, jail, and split sentences. No filed charges and probation correspond with significant differences in all outcomes across the entire sample. Moreover, every disposition coincides with differences in rearrest for particular subgroups of arrestees (distinguished by violent histories, substance abuse, cohabitation, race, education, residential stability, and characteristics of neighborhood populations).

Legal and Ethical Issues in the Court-Mandated Treatment of Batterers

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 279-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Rosenbaum ◽  
William J. Warnken ◽  
Albert J. Grudzinskas
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

Profile of Young People Attending Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Clinical File Search

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 963-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ria Schroder ◽  
Doug Sellman ◽  
Chris Frampton ◽  
Daryle Deering
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Clinical File

Objective: The aim of the present study was to provide a profile of young people attending alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Method: Data were gathered from a clinical file search of 184 randomly selected young people aged 13–19 years who had attended one of eight youth AOD treatment services in New Zealand during 2003 or 2004. These services represented eight of the 11 youth-specific AOD services available to youth in New Zealand. Results: Young people who attend youth-specific AOD services in New Zealand present with a range of complex needs including substance use and mental health issues, criminality, family conflict and disengagement from school. A total of 62.0% were male, 56.4% had criminal convictions, 40.6% had spent some time in Child, Youth and Family Services care and 53.8% were reported to have a coexisting substance use and mental health disorder. Low rates of reporting of substance use and mental health diagnoses in treatment files suggest that substance use and mental health disorders among this population are likely to be higher than those reported. Conclusions: This paper provides a unique profile of young people attending youth-specific AOD treatments in New Zealand. Such information is useful in informing treatment planning and funding and ensuring that service development occurs to specifically meet the complex needs of this patient group.

Addressing the Need for Anger Management in Young People

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-63
Author(s):  
Tanya Heasley
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Young People ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Anger Management ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Positive Psychology Interventions ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
The Uk

Anger in young people is on the increase worldwide and effective anger treatment services are in demand. However, the lack of research on the construct of anger and little evidence-based practice makes it difficult to ascertain the best service for these angry young people. Moreover, there is a lack of extensive evidence and qualitative research in the combination of psychoeducation and positive psychology interventions in anger management programmes for young people. Therefore, this chapter will summarise a phenomenological study of an existing psychoeducational anger management programme in the UK and discuss its findings. This chapter will present anger and positive psychology in the context of developing an effective anger management programme and provide a simple anger management strategy to use as a foundation for developing anger management programmes in schools.

Qualitative evaluation of asthma services for young people: a sequential simulation study

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjstel-2020-000585
Author(s):  
Martha Fawcett ◽  
Charles Coughlan ◽  
Elizabeth McGeorge ◽  
Ambreen Imran ◽  
Fernando Bello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Patient Perspective ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Sequential Simulation ◽  
Asthma Care ◽  
North West ◽  
Common Chronic Disease

BackgroundAsthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and an important preventable cause of mortality in children and young people (CYP). Few studies have brought together CYP and health professionals to understand the patient perspective of routine asthma care. We sought to explore how young people engage with routine asthma care in North West London through sequential simulation.MethodWe designed a sequential simulation focusing on routine asthma management in young people aged 12–18. A 20 min simulation was developed with four young people to depict typical interactions with school nurses and primary care services. This was performed to a mixed audience of young people, general practitioners (GPs), paediatricians, school nurses and commissioners. Young people were invited to attend by their GPs and through social media channels. Attendees participated in audio-recorded, facilitated discussions exploring the themes arising from the simulation. Recordings were transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis.Results37 people attended the sequential simulation. Themes arising from postsimulation discussions included recognition of chaotic family lifestyles as a key barrier to accessing care; the importance of strong communication between multidisciplinary team professionals and recognition of the role school nurses can play in delivering routine asthma care.ConclusionSequential simulation allows healthcare providers to understand routine asthma care for CYP from the patient perspective. We propose improved integration of school nurses into routine asthma care and regular multidisciplinary team meetings to reduce fragmentation, promote interprofessional education and address the widespread professional complacency towards this lethal condition.

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