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  • Correctional Rehabilitation

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  • The importation model suggests inmate behavior is influenced by pre-existing community patterns.
  • It also posits that prison experiences can shape behaviors exported back into the community.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if increased reactive criminal thinking among prisoners predicts future recidivism.
  • To examine the relationship between changes in criminal thinking styles and post-release outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 282 male inmates in a federal facility participated.
  • The Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) was administered pre- and post-therapy.
  • Participants were monitored for recidivism after release.

Main Results:

  • A rise in reactive criminal thinking during a 10-week therapy group was linked to a higher likelihood of recidivism.
  • This association remained significant even when controlling for factors like prior arrests.
  • Prisoners showing increased reactive criminal thinking were more prone to reoffending.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated reactive criminal thinking during incarceration is associated with negative outcomes post-release.
  • A potential deficit in critical thinking, possibly due to increased reactive criminal thinking, may impede societal reintegration.
  • Interventions aimed at reducing reactive criminal thinking could improve post-release adjustment.