Open research questions in Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

What the literature leaves open

• Correctional staff have extremely high rates of job turnover, stress, burnout, and PTSD, but moral injury, a large contributor to PTSD, is relatively understudied in this population.

  The Double-Edged Baton of Incarcerated Pregnancy · 2026 · DOI

• Although the theme of mental health in correctional work has been addressed in several international studies, there is still a lack of evidence from Latin American contexts. This study also contributes to the academic debate by addressing a notable gap in the literature: the lack of qualitative research focused on the subjective experiences of employees working in Brazilian federal maximum-security prison units. In this regard, the present research offers an important contribution by analyzing a federal Brazilian penitentiary, an institutional setting rarely explored in regional literature.

  From Security to Risk: Work Conditions and Their Influence on the Psychological Well-Being of Prison Staff · 2026 · DOI

• The present research project examined only the practical applicability of restorative jus- tice mediation in the Hungarian penitentiary system. The research only included crimes against property, or disciplinary cases arising from a conflict between two prisoners within the penitentiary system. The perpetrators of these cases, the largest group of the current prison population, are released within a few months or years and it is important to prevent re-offending and to reinforce social reintegration and resocialisation. In addition to the above, theoretical or practical issues related to the topic have only been mentioned in order to contextualise and better understand the present research topic.

  Implementing Victim-Offender Mediation in the Hungarian Penitentiary System · 2026 · DOI

• 1. Incorporate Conjugal Rights into Prison Policy The Ghana Prisons Service, in partnership with the Ministry of the Interior and the Law Reform Com- mission, should pursue constitutional and legislative reforms to formally acknowledge conjugal rights as part of the dignity and psychosocial well-being of incarcer- ated spouses. Secure, supervised conjugal visit facilities ought to be piloted in select female prisons, with poli- cies crafted to uphold human dignity and public health standards. 2. Establish Gender-Responsive Prison Infrastructure Investment is urgently needed to upgrade prison infrastructure to meet the specific needs of women. This includes improved sanitation, access to menstrual hygiene supplies, gender-sensitive medical care (includ- ing antenatal and postnatal care), and private visitation areas that accommodate family interaction. Infrastruc- ture must comply with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules) and the Bangkok Rules.

  Prison Conditions and the Violation of Incarcerated Women’s Familial Rights in Ghana: A Phenomenological Study · 2026 · DOI

• This study has important limitations. First, it draws on a purposive sample from two female prisons; and therefore, the findings cannot be generalised to all women in custody across Ghana. Second, because interviews were conducted in a controlled setting, participants’ accounts may have been influenced by privacy constraints, fear of repercussions, or reluctance to disclose sensitive experiences, even where con- fidentiality was explained. Third, the study prioritised lived experiences rather than institutional records, so the findings should be interpreted as participants’ reported perceptions of conditions and their effects on family life, rather than as veri- fied institutional measures. Future research could extend the work to additional facilities, include structured observational assessments of living conditions where access permits, and incorporate relevant administrative data to strengthen system level interpretation and comparison across sites. Implications for Social Work Practice and Policy The findings of this study have significant implications for social work practice, particularly within rights-based, fam- ily-centred and anti-oppressive frameworks. First, partici- pants described emotional suffering, relational strain, and family disruptions that require social workers to conduct comprehensive rights-based assessments. These assessments should move beyond individual needs to consider dignity, family integrity, and relational autonomy, consistent with the protections of family life under the International Cove- nant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (United Nations, 1966, art. 23) and the African Charter on Human and Peo- ples’ Rights (Organization of African Unity, 1981, art. 18). Social workers are therefore positioned to identify not only the psychosocial needs of women in custody but also the systemic barriers that prevent them from sustaining meaningful family bonds. Second, the study demonstrates that imprisonment destabilises entire family systems, shift- ing caregiving roles, straining marital relationships, and affecting children’s emotional well-being. Guided by Bow- en’s family systems theory (Bowen, 1978), social workers must adopt whole family interventions, offering support to spouses, grandparents, and children while coordinating kin- ship care arrangements and counselling services. Such inter- ventions can mitigate the cascading harms that imprison- ment imposes on families who have committed no offence. Third, the pervasive stigma described by women and their families underscores the need for anti-stigma and commu- nity reintegration work. Drawing on Goffman’s theory of stigma (Goffman, 1963) and contemporary understandings of structural discrimination (Link & Phelan, 2001), social workers should design interventions that challenge societal narratives about “deviant women”, promote social inclusion, and prepare communities to receive returning women with- out prejudice. This includes public education campaigns, collaboration with faith leaders, and community dialogues aimed at reframing incarceration as a social, not moral, issue. Fourth, the institutional gaps highlighted in the find- ings, particularly the absence of private family spaces and gender-responsive programming, require social workers to play a stronger advocacy role within correctional settings. The Bangkok Rules (United Nations General Assembly, 2010) and the Nelson Mandela Rules (United Nations Gen- eral Assembly, 2015) provide clear guidance for improving conditions and safeguarding dignity in custody. Social work- ers can use these standards to guide advocacy within correc- tional settings. This includes pushing for structured family reintegration programmes, private visiting areas, trauma- informed counselling services, and policies that recognise the gendered pains of imprisonment. Finally, the emotional isolation experienced by women in the study points to the need for trauma-informed, culturally sensitive psychosocial services delivered by trained social workers. These services should help women process relational loss, sustain connec- tions with their partners and children, and prepare for rein- tegration in ways that strengthen resilience and reduce the likelihood of long-term family breakdown.

  Prison Conditions and the Violation of Incarcerated Women’s Familial Rights in Ghana: A Phenomenological Study · 2026 · DOI

• Future research should consider strategies to improve feelings of trust between Justice Oppor Rehabil. Future research should explore the unique characteristics of multiple prison security levels (e. Future research should investigate the role of comorbidities in accessing primary care services after release, and strategies to support incarcerated persons with multiple comorbidities in accessing primary care services. Future research should investigate the experiences of historically marginalized racial groups’ during release and reentry, and how these experiences influence access to health care services after incarceration. Future research should explore factors influencing access to primary care in broader populations, such as persons not impacted by a chronic condition. Limitations of this study include the small sample size of men and women who participated. A more robust examination of race and the role of race in release and reentry experiences, particularly in accessing primary care, is warranted.

  Navigating reentry: a qualitative analysis of health system engagement among adults with chronic health conditions after release from prison · 2026 · DOI

• This study highlights that identity positions can coexist, overlap, and exist in tension with one another. However, the analysis primarily focuses on the identification and description of these positions rather than on a detailed examination of their dynamic interplay over time. As such, it offers a process‑oriented interpretation of narrative identity construction, while limiting a more fine‑grained understanding of how these identity positions interact, evolve, and reconfigure in relation to trauma recovery, housing stabilization, and desistance from crime. A longitudinal research design would be particularly well suited to addressing this limitation. From a methodological standpoint, it is also important to acknowledge that the interpretation of the life stories 324 | International Journal on Homelessness: https://ijoh.ca Moffet-Bourassa et al.: Identity Construction by Justice-Involved Homeless Women was not validated directly by the participants themselves. Instead, our analytic interpretations were discussed and validated with experts by experience—individuals with lived experience of homelessness, trauma, and justice involvement—whose insights contributed to strengthening the relevance, credibility, and ethical grounding of the analysis. While this process helped reduce the risk of stigmatizing or externally imposed interpretations, it does not replace participant validation and may have limited access to how participants themselves would retrospectively negotiate or refine the meanings attributed to their narratives. Finally, although the findings suggest that experiences associated with ontological security—such as therapy, spirituality, motherhood, forming healthy relationships, and creating a sense of home—can foster meaning‑making capacities that support the development of a more coherent and agentive identity, the study does not explain why similar experiences lead to transformative meaning‑making for some women while remaining more limited or partial for others. Future research could therefore aim to better identify the characteristics of transformative experiences and to unpack the narrative processes through which such differential trajectories emerge.

  Identity construction by justice-involved homeless women: an exploration of the role of traumatic experiences in the process of desisting from crime and housing stabilization · 2026 · DOI

• (pp. 155-179). Routledge. https://doi- Petrillo, M. (2023). Women, trauma, and journeys towards desistance: Navigating the labyrinth. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003202325 Phipps, M., Dalton, L., Maxwell, H. & Cleary, M. (2019). Women and homelessness, a complex multidimensional issue: Findings from a scoping review.

  Identity construction by justice-involved homeless women: an exploration of the role of traumatic experiences in the process of desisting from crime and housing stabilization · 2026 · DOI

• This study, while offering rich insights into the experi- ences of social workers involved in the Pre-Trial Diver- sion (PTD) programme, is not without limitations. First, its qualitative design prioritized depth over breadth, focus- ing on the transferability of findings rather than statistical generalizability. This was an intentional and appropriate methodological choice, given the study’s aim to explore complex, context-specific challenges. Nevertheless, future research could adopt a mixed-methods approach or con- duct similar qualitative studies in different regions to assess if comparable themes emerge, thereby strengthen- ing the study’s broader relevance. Second, the participant sample was predominantly composed of social workers, with minimal representation from other professionals such as magistrates, prosecutors, or community leaders. While this was consistent with the study’s focus, it may have limited the exploration of interdisciplinary dynam- ics and obscured broader institutional perspectives. Future research would benefit from a more diverse set of voices to better capture the systemic nature of juvenile justice work. Lastly, the study focused primarily on identifying barri- ers, without systematically exploring existing capacities or programme successes. This omission may have skewed the analysis toward a deficit perspective. A more balanced exploration—including enabling factors—would align more closely with Critical Social Work principles and sup- port more constructive, transformative recommendations.

  The Paradox of Restorative Juvenile Justice in Zimbabwe: A Social Work Perspective on the Challenges for Effective Implementation of Pre-Trial Diversion Programmes · 2026 · DOI

• The review of literature revealed that the implementation of restorative justice, particularly within Pre-Trial Diversion (PTD) programmes, is often hindered by structural inequalities, institutional exclusions, and the marginalization of both children and practitioners. Therefore, this study is guided by the Critical Social Work perspective because it uniquely centres on interrogating power relations, exposing systemic injustices, and promoting transformative practice—making it especially relevant for understanding and addressing the structural barriers undermining rights-based juvenile justice. Critical Social Work (CSW) offers a radical and transformative lens for understanding the implementation of restorative justice programmes such as Pre-Trial Diversion (PTD). Rooted in critical theory and social justice traditions, CSW challenges taken-for-granted assumptions in social systems and interrogates the ideological and structural forces that produce and perpetuate social injustice (Allan & Briskman, 2020). This perspective is particularly relevant in the context of juvenile justice, where systemic inequalities, power imbalances, and professional hierarchies often hinder the realization of children’s rights and the genuine implementation of restorative practices (Marufu, 2024). CSW provides the conceptual and practical tools to expose and dismantle these issues, positioning social workers not merely as service providers but as advocates, facilitators, and system-challengers (Mullaly, 2010). The following key tenets of CSW are central to this study: structural analysis, reflexivity, advocacy and resistance, human rights and social justice, and collectivism and participatory practice. Each informs our understanding of restorative justice and strengthens the conceptualization of the social worker’s role within it. A foundational premise of CSW is the recognition that social problems are not simply the result of individual deficits but are products of broader structural inequalities (Allan & Briskman, 2020; Vaandering, 2010). In the context of juvenile justice, this means recognizing that many young offenders come from marginalized backgrounds shaped by poverty, racialized exclusion, lack of access to education, and family disruption (Rogowski, 2014). Juvenile justice systems, including diversion programmes, often fail to address or even recognize these systemic drivers. Applied to PTD, structural analysis allows social workers to move beyond surface-level interventions to question how diversion eligibility, access, and outcomes are shaped by class, gender, ethnicity, and geography (Allan & Briskman, 2020; Muzingili & Mafa, 2024; Muzingili et al., 2024). This lens demands reform of institutional frameworks that implicitly Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (2026) 11:259–273 263 or explicitly discriminates against marginalized groups (Lohmeyer, 2017).

  The Paradox of Restorative Juvenile Justice in Zimbabwe: A Social Work Perspective on the Challenges for Effective Implementation of Pre-Trial Diversion Programmes · 2026 · DOI

• This study has several limitations. First, our analysis focused specifically on the effects of the reform’s elimination of judges’ discretion to set bail or remand for certain charges. This provision was the most consequential component of the initial bail reform law. However, the legislation also introduced other changes that may have affected recidivism in both the treatment and control groups, such as expanding the availability of pretrial supervision and requiring judges to impose the “least restrictive” release conditions necessary to ensure court appearance. Because our research design could not isolate the effects of these additional provisions, some of 1 3Evaluating the impact of New York’s bail reform on recidivism: a… the observed post-reform changes in recidivism may reflect the influence of these policies. Second, this study did not estimate the direct effect of bail itself, but rather the effect of judicial discretion to set bail or remand as determined by charge eligibility. This approach allowed us to estimate the real-world policy impact of limiting discretion solely to offense type. However, it also implies that our estimates reflect how judges exercised their discretion before and after the reform, as judges often chose to release individuals even when the charged offense was bail-eligible (i.e., within the control group). Third, although we control for a range of demographic and criminal history characteristics known to be associated with recidivism, unobserved individual-level factors may remain a source of confounding. If such unmeasured characteristics contributed to differential compositional changes between the treatment and control groups over time, our estimates could be biased. Fourth, during the final months of the study period (April–June 2020), the COVID- 19 pandemic substantially disrupted criminal-justice operations, affecting criminal activity, arrest patterns, case processing, and the types of cases reaching arraignment. Although our primary DiD specifications were designed to mitigate pandemicrelated bias by controlling for observable individual-level changes and unobserved month fixed effects, other unmeasured pandemic-related factors may still have influenced the estimates. Importantly, while the event-study results suggest some upward bias during the COVID period, the presence of statistically significant pre-pandemic effects indicates that the main findings are not solely driven by pandemic-related disruptions. Fifth, our outcome measures capture whether an individual was re-arrested within a given time window, but not the number of re-arrests. This limitation reflects data constraints, as the public pretrial re-arrest measures are available only as binary indicators. As a result, changes in re-arrest likelihood may not fully reflect changes in re-arrest frequency.

  Evaluating the impact of New York’s bail reform on recidivism: a difference-in-differences study · 2026 · DOI

• The primary limitation of this study was that the implementation of the intervention was started and stopped multiple times due to the two prison sites shutting down operations to outside entities as they grappled with minimizing the Covid-19 out- breaks occurring within the facilities. Hence, MDOC staff were initially trained and retrained multiple times to maintain the fidelity of VR-JIT implementation. Along these lines, one prison was understaffed to the point where the research team had to step in and implement VR-JIT for three cohorts out of 18 possible cohorts, thus researcher involvement in implementation potentially influenced findings. Although the sample size of MDOC staff completing surveys and interviews was small (n = 6) potentially introducing bias and limiting generalizability, the results meaningfully captured the nuance of 14 cohorts where VR-JIT was implemented by Vocational Vil- lage staff (one cohort never received VR-JIT due to a Covid-19 lockdown). Although there are only three named ‘Vocational Villages’ in the country, 35 states have vis- ited the Vocational Villages to understand how the model works with 4–5 states implementing a close replication, while others are replicating various elements to enhance their existing models (K. Kaminsky, personal communication, January 27, 2025). Hence, the generalizability of the results may be currently limited. However, J. Merle et al.1 3 the expansion of the Vocational Village model and its elements is in the process of being replicated in several other states. Thus, we anticipate the generalizability of the results to broaden in the near future. There are several considerations for future research. First, given the demonstrated effectiveness of VR-JIT in prison settings, the field may benefit from evaluating the implementation and scalability of VR-JIT in community-based re-entry services and general prison populations. Prior research has shown that VR-JIT can improve employment outcomes, including reducing the time it takes for individuals to secure employment post-release, reinforcing its potential for broader adoption in the Voca- tional Villages and similar programs (omitted citations). Second, innovative imple- mentation strategies, such as involving justice peers in delivering VR-JIT, should be evaluated to determine their feasibility and effectiveness in promoting sustained use (Cortina & Muentner, 2025). This innovative approach builds on prior evidence sug- gesting that peer providers in community mental health support settings can feasibly implement VR-JIT within their scope of practice (Üstel et al., 2021).

  Implementing virtual reality job interview training in prison-based employment readiness programs: a multilevel mixed-methods process evaluation · 2026 · DOI

• Women and girls under correctional control or living and working on the streets are in urgent need of advocates, economic resources and services. Those services must be designed to be accessible, culturally appropriate, respectful and useful to the specific contexts of women’s lives. We need programs in jails, prisons, courts and at street-level. Every prison and jail should have community-run domestic violence and sexual assault services. Neighborhoods where women and girls are prostituted should have confidential and easily accessible services on the streets providing information, counseling and advocacy. Shelters must be opened to provide safe haven for street women (regardless of their drug use or legal status) and to shelter women released from jails and prisons who are at risk for abuse, homelessness and prostitution. A host of social policies cutting across criminal justice, immigration, drug enforcement, housing, welfare and health and mental health care must be changed. We need to document the extent of race, gender and class entrapment by abusers, laws, social policies and enforcement practices. The movement to end violence against women needs the leadership and expertise of women who experience criminalization, entrapment and enforcement abuse. The movement is beginning to recognize the unintended consequences of relying heavily on the criminal justice system to protect women and children from male violence; we must begin to look for other options in order not to add further harm to already oppressed communities. We need safe places, services and strong advocacy for women who are not always “good victims,” but are real victims, women caught in the web of poverty, racism, violence, correctional control and enforcement abuse. Finally, the women’s movement should join the effort to abolish prisons and decarcerate non-violent inmates. Women’s Experiences of Abuse as a Risk Factor for Incarceration (December 2002) VAWnet is a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 800-537-2238 TTY 800-553-2508 Fax 717-545-9456 Page 7 of 12 VAWnet Applied Research Forum Author of this document: Mary E.

  The Home to Prison Pipeline: The Construction of Women “Criminals” through Racist, Heteropatriarchal Relations of Power · 2026 · DOI

• First, it conducts a conceptual analysis of rehabilitation, resocialisation, and reintegration, reviewing terminological ambiguities at the international level and in Croatian legislation, where definitions often overlap and remain unclear whether they denote identical processes or distinct phases thereof.

  Rehabilitation, resocialisation, and reintegration: Addressing legal and practical barriers to recidivism prevention in Croatia · 2026 · DOI

• However, little is known about how the language used in historical policy documents related to the passing of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 ultimately criminalized parents along racialized, gendered, and class-based lines.

  Parental Criminalization and the Overrepresentation of Black Families in Child Protective Services: The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act · 2026 · DOI

• The current study partially addressed this gap in the literature by examining whether concepts drawn from Gottfredson and Hirschi’s (1990) theory and Moffitt’s (1993) taxonomy were able to explain age of criminal onset and the duration of the criminal career and whether career criminal measures were associated with the odds of being convicted and incarcerated when accounting for measures from these criminological theories.

  Examining the Overlap Among Career Criminals, Low Self-Control, and Neuropsychological Functioning in a Sample of Adolescent Arrestees · 2026 · DOI

• This study examines the role of racial/ethnic factors contributing to prison misconduct, especially for Native American inmates, which is an understudied population, utilizing the Level of Services Inventory (LSI-R) among other control variables.

  Examining the role of racial and ethnic differences, the level of services inventory-revised tool, and other well-known inmate characteristics in predicting prison misconduct · 2026 · DOI

• Yet, academic studies disproportionately address juvenile crime in high-income countries; this historical focus leads to a self-perpetuating cycle in which new research prioritizes existing knowledge bases that may overlook risk and protective factors unique to low- and middle-income nations, such as Zambia, where research on the root causes of juvenile recidivism remains sparse.

  Listening to Children in Conflict With the Law in Zambia: The Need for a Context-Specific Approach to Rehabilitation · 2026 · DOI

• Background Family systems theory suggests that maternal incarceration may drastically alter family life for marginalized children, but little is known about how children's care arrangements change during and after maternal incarceration versus other forms of criminal legal system (CLS) involvement.

  Care Arrangements for Children Exposed to Maternal Incarceration: Evidence From Wisconsin · 2026 · DOI

• Latino men are disproportionately affected by DUI arrests and alcohol-related harms in California, yet little is known about how they themselves understand and navigate life after a DUI.

  LATINO MEN’S EXPERIENCE OF DUI CONVICTION IN IMPERIAL COUNTY: A NARRATIVE THEORY APPROACH · 2026

• Based on the findings of this study, we recommend: 1. Expanding peer roles to include financial navigation and support may be a key strategy for addressing the intertwined challenges of mental health, poverty, and recidivism. that that facilities 2. Expanding mental health and substance use treatment within correctional include early and periodic assessment and evidence-based approaches; to discharge planning community providers with secured appointments and services upon release.

  Peer support to address mental health, social determinants of health, financial wellness, and reentry navigation · 2026 · DOI

• The generalizability of the findings are limited by a single geographic location for data collection, the small sample of 22 participants, limited demographic diversity, and non-random (i.e., purposive sampling), although the purposive sampling was intended to ensure representation of participants from both intervention groups and with different baseline level of financial strain. Limitations to the quantitative data include self-report or recall bias and a cross- sectional design. Nonetheless, this study still provides rich insight into the experiences of those formerly incarcerated who are impacted by mental health issues and financial security and how peer support can help improve financial health. Future research should include samples from other geographic locations and settings within longitudinal studies designed to better understand change in participants’ circumstances over time and to evaluate peer-supported financial interventions through the integration of qualitative and quantitative outcomes.

  Peer support to address mental health, social determinants of health, financial wellness, and reentry navigation · 2026 · DOI

• With regards to the latter, further research is needed to develop an intervention to address dual harm, combining the principles discussed above, and explore its ability to improve outcomes for people in prison. 2 Limitations This study included people in prison with a history of dual harm in the community, in prison, or both. Future research is required to explore these groups separately (those who dual harmed only in prison, only in the community, or in both) to establish commonalities and differences in the meanings people attribute to their behaviours, and how this is influenced by the environment in which they are exhibited.

  Exploring the life stories of young adult men in prison with a history of dual harm · 2026 · DOI

• The Alternative Learning System (ALS) is a vital tool for rehabilitating Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in the Philippines; however, its success in social reintegration is poorly understood from the learners' long-term, post-release perspectives.

  <b>Alternative Learning System (ALS) as a Tool for Social Reintegration: Former Inmate Learners’ Perspective </b> · 2025 · DOI

• The study also found that when participants assessed the magnitude of the obstacles that affected their previous job-seeking attempts, they recognised that even their university degrees were insufficient to fully utilise their chances of reintegrating into the professional clusters of the South African labour market.

  A phenomenological investigation into the role of a university degree in the reintegration of ex-offenders into the labour market · 2025 · DOI

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