Authors publishing articles in Criminal Justice and Behavior (CJB) now include practitioner summaries to bridge the gap between research and practice in forensic and correctional psychology fields across international jurisdictions. Below, we highlight some of the most practitioner-relevant summaries which have been approved for publication in CJB, and may have already appeared in OnLine First or in a printed journal or may be scheduled for publication. In this issue of the IACFP Bulletin, included articles address a wide variety of topics, including evaluating COVID-19 as a correctional disruption event, community violence intervention programs, racial differences in procedural justice … [Read more...] about Criminal Justice & Behavior Practitioner Summaries for May/June 2026

Despite rigorous and extensive research in our field, recidivism remains a persistent issue amongst previously incarcerated people. Some people spend more of their adult life in prison than out. Some may even feel more comfortable when incarcerated or may have no desire to change their behavior when released. Thus, in addition to physical and systemic barriers to rehabilitation, it is important to address motivational barriers. In April of this year, I sat down with Dr. Joel Porter, clinical psychologist with the National Addiction Centre, Christchurch School of Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Dr. Porter has over 30 years of experience working in motivational … [Read more...] about Motivational Interviewing in Correctional Settings: Interview by Tia Tourville with Dr. Joel Porter

Traditional forensic and correctional systems are built on assumptions that justice involved people have consistent and fully developed cognitive processing, impulse control, and communication.  However, neurodivergence, which greatly affects these skills, is not uncommon among justice-involved young adults, creating an invisible barrier to fair procedures and treatment. Prevalence rates for neurodivergence-related diagnoses (e.g., ADHD, Autism, FASD, TBIs, etc.) have been reported to range anywhere from 15% to 90% of correctional populations (Derbyshire et al., 2026). Particularly relevant for young or emerging adults (ages 18 to 25), the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for … [Read more...] about Rethinking Justice: The Rise of Neuro-Responsive Courts and Correctional Spaces for Young Adults

What’s Strong: Cultivating Strengths Beyond Desistance Over the past decades, desistance has increasingly been understood not as a singular event of permanent cessation of offending, but as a gradual, non‑linear process involving shifts in behavior, identity, and social relationships (Bushway & Paternoster, 2013). Early work tended to focus primarily on whether people reoffended or not, whereas contemporary perspectives distinguish between primary desistance (temporary abstinence from offending), secondary desistance (a shift in self‑identity toward a non‑offending self), and tertiary desistance (societal recognition and acceptance of that change; Maruna, 2001). Despite being able to … [Read more...] about Strength‑Based “MindSport” Programme: Empowering Youth Identity Transformation in Hong Kong Corrections

Authors publishing articles in Criminal Justice and Behavior (CJB) now include practitioner summaries to bridge the gap between research and practice in forensic and correctional psychology fields across international jurisdictions. Below, we highlight some of the most practitioner-relevant summaries which have been approved for publication in CJB, and may have already appeared in OnLine First or in a printed journal or may be scheduled for publication. In this issue of the IACFP Bulletin, included articles address a wide variety of topics, including father-child contact and recidivism, personality disorder programming, trust in women's prisons, post-incarceration employment and dignity, … [Read more...] about Criminal Justice & Behavior Practitioner Summaries for Mar/Apr 2026