What Gets Measured in Reentry Research? A Scoping Review on Community Reentry From Jail and Prison for Persons With Mental Illnesses
Title
What Gets Measured in Reentry Research? A Scoping Review on Community Reentry From Jail and Prison for Persons With Mental Illnesses
Creator
Barrenger SL; Kriegel L; Canada KE; Blank Wilson A
Publisher
Criminal Justice And Behavior
Date
2021
2021-03
Description
Research on reentry for individuals with mental illnesses leaving jails and prisons lacks outcome specificity and standardization needed to advance knowledge about the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions. This scoping review aims to provide clarity about reentry outcomes by: (a) ascertaining what outcomes are a focus in reentry research, (b) explicating how outcomes are defined, and (c) identifying commonalities or gaps in outcomes reported. A search of multiple databases yielded 415 articles for potential inclusion. After independent document review by two of the authors, 61 articles were included in the review. Recidivism was the most used construct, accounting for 58% of total outcomes and 95% of criminal legal outcomes. Behavioral health indicators were reported the second most frequently and other outcomes were rarely reported. Increasing the specificity of commonly used concepts while also expanding the breadth of outcomes considered is needed to build an evidence base this area of research.
Subject
recidivism; MENTAL illness; HEALTH status indicators; COMMUNITIES; scoping review; IMPRISONMENT; jail reentry; mental illnesses; PRISON psychology; prison reentry; PRISONS; RECIDIVISM
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Pages
259-273
Issue
3
Volume
48
ISSN
0093-8548
NEOMED College
NEOMED College of Medicine
NEOMED Department
Department of Psychiatry
Update Year & Number
March 2021 List
Citation
Barrenger SL; Kriegel L; Canada KE; Blank Wilson A, “What Gets Measured in Reentry Research? A Scoping Review on Community Reentry From Jail and Prison for Persons With Mental Illnesses,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed October 11, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/11584.