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Author:  Donald G. Evans.


Source: Volume 27, Number 02, Winter 2018 , pp.1-28(28)




Journal of Community Justice (formerly Journal of Community Corrections)

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Abstract: 

This issue of JCC provides three articles on topics of interest to practitioners. The first is an expanded version of the ICCA Mead Lecture and relates to Indigenous peoples in Canada. The second deals with substance abuse treatment for intellectually disabled individuals. The third explores the risk-dosage relationship regarding offenders classified as neurotic. “Confronting Racism and Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples of Canada” treats the plight of Canada’s Indigenous peoples is receiving constant media attention, but resolution of the issues facing them is slow. Commissions and inquiries and legal actions seem continuous, and it appears that the political talk is correct but that the action falls far behind the intentions of governments. In this clear and forceful article, Dr. Palmater provides the reader with the background to issues of over-incarceration, targeted policing, and failures to live up to agreements and treaties. Dr. Palmater discusses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, noting that immediate action needs to be taken if the current government means what it says about the importance of the relationship with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. In “Substance Abuse Treatment for Clients With Intellectual Disability: Finding Answers,” Dr. Randy Shively provides us with a clear definition of the problem, a review of past treatment programs, and a discussion of promising strategies that may prove helpful in treating substance abuse in intellectually disabled clients. Finally, in “Exploring the Risk-Dosage Relationship in Offenders Classified as Neurotic,” Dr. Kimberly Sperber and her colleagues present the results of their study into the risk-dosage relationship as it affects high-risk offenders classified as neurotic and find that higher dosage appears to affect recidivism reductions mostly for medium-high-risk neurotic offenders. This is an informative study that assists in programming decisions that may lead to positive outcomes for high-risk offenders classified as neurotic. It is clear from the study that using levels of dosage that reflect the risk level is more promising than following an approach that applies equal dosage to all offenders.

Keywords: Racism and over-incarceration; transition support centers; risk-dosage relationship; clients with intellectual disability

Affiliations:  1: Editor.

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