Prison Dog Programs: Renewal and Rehabilitation in Correctional Facilities

Description

This edited volume brings together a diverse group of contributors to create a review of research and an agenda for the future of dog care and training in correctional facilities. Bolstered by research that documents the potential benefits of HAI, many correctional facilities have implemented prison dog programs that involve inmates in the care and training of canines, not only as family dogs but also as service dogs for people with psychological and/or physical disabilities. Providing an evidence-based treatment of the topic, this book also draws upon the vast practical experience of individuals who have successfully begun, maintained, improved, and evaluated various types of dog programs with inmates; it includes first-person perspectives from all of the stakeholders in a prison dog program—the corrections staff, the recipients of the dogs, the inmate/trainers, and the community volunteers and sponsors Human-animal interaction (HAI) is a burgeoning field of research that spans different disciplines: corrections, psychology, education, social work, animal welfare, and veterinary medicine, to name a few. Written for an array of professionals interested in prison dog programs, the book will hold special interest for researchers in criminal justice and corrections, forensic psychology, and to those with a commitment to promoting the ideals of rehabilitation, desistance thinking, restorative justice, and re-entry tools for inmates. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Introduction: Building a Rationale for Prison Dog Programs (Mary Renck Jalongo)....Pages 1-16 The Empirical Evidence Supporting Dog Training Programs for Incarcerated People (Gennifer Furst)....Pages 17-36 Exploring Types of Programs: Dog Rescue, Rehabilitation and Training (Barbara J. Cooke)....Pages 37-51 Planning and Implementing a Prison Dog Program (Mary Renck Jalongo, Mary Louden, Lee Estock)....Pages 53-78 Caring for and About Dogs: Animal Welfare Considerations (Amy Johnson, Laura Bruneau)....Pages 79-97 Considering the Correctional Context: Security Issues in Prison-Based Dog Training Programs (Leslie B. Hill, Benjamin Wright)....Pages 99-122 Screening and Selecting Inmates for Program Participation (Benjamin Wright, Mary Renck Jalongo, Tonya Guy)....Pages 123-141 Designing and Delivering a Curriculum Matched to Program Goals (Mary Renck Jalongo)....Pages 143-170 Comprehensive Evaluation of Dog Training and Rehabilitation Initiatives in Correctional Facilities (Angela K. Fournier, Lori Winston)....Pages 171-191 Evaluating Outcomes in a Prison-Based Canine Program: A Mixed-Method Analysis of New Leash on Life (James W. Conroy, Elizabeth C. Coppola, Charles S. Ferris, Nora L. Conroy, Steven J. Devlin, Julie A. Boc)....Pages 193-211 Pursuing Certification, Licensure and Credentials as Re-entry Tools (Mary Renck Jalongo)....Pages 213-232 Exploring Themes of Relinquishment and Loss (Mary Renck Jalongo, Mary-Ann Sontag-Bowman)....Pages 233-254 Making It Real: Neuroscience and the Narrative Mode in Prison Dog Programs (Mary Renck Jalongo)....Pages 255-274 Celebrating the Achievements of Prison Dog Programs (Carmaleta Aufderheide, Mary Renck Jalongo)....Pages 275-303 Back Matter ....Pages 305-322