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Neurodegenerative Disorders in Criminal Offending and Cognitive Decline Among Aging Inmates.
NeuroSci
January 2025
Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), presents critical challenges for correctional systems, particularly as global populations age. AD, affecting 60-80% of dementia cases, primarily impairs memory and cognition in individuals over 65. In contrast, FTD, rarer than AD but not uncommon in those under 65, affects the frontal and temporal brain regions, leading to deficits in social behavior, language, and impulse control, often resulting in antisocial actions and legal consequences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFalling racial inequality and rising educational inequality in US prison admissions for drug, violent, and property crimes.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 2025
Department of Sociology and Criminology, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN 46208.
Using administrative and survey data, we show that there has been a sea change in the contours of American imprisonment. At the end of the twentieth century, inequality in the prison admission rates of Black and White Americans was comparable to inequality in the prison admission rates of people with and without a college education. However, educational inequality is now much greater than racial inequality in prison admissions for all major crime types.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPareto in Prison.
Behav Sci Law
January 2025
School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
The Pareto principle is based on the concept that roughly 80% of outcomes are generated by 20% of inputs, efforts, or contributors within a group. Using a national sample of U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreating self-harm behaviors in prisons: implementation of the STEPPS program.
BMC Psychol
January 2025
Department of Basic and Clinical Psychology, and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain.
Background: Improving mental health within correctional facilities, specifically to address self-harm behaviors, is a crucial endeavor. However, significant challenges arise when implementing evidence-based programs within this complex setting. Despite these hurdles, the Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) program has garnered recognition, notably in the United States, for its efficacy in tackling such issues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity-Partnered Training in Trauma-Informed Primary Care for Patients Experiencing Reentry From Incarceration: A Pilot Training Study.
J Prim Care Community Health
January 2025
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
Introduction/objectives: Patients returning to the community from incarceration (ie, reentry) are at heightened risk of experiencing trauma when interacting with the healthcare system. Healthcare professionals may not recognize patients' trauma reactions or know how to effectively respond. This paper describes the development and pilot evaluation of a single-session training to prepare primary care teams to deliver trauma-informed care (TIC) to patients experiencing reentry.
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