METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted using focus group discussions with corrections officers, community corrections officers and parole officers (n = 32) in four correctional centres, two community corrections offices (CCOs) and one parole unit in New South Wales (NSW) in 2019. The authors used thematic analysis to analyse the findings.
RESULTS: The study identified three main themes relating to barriers and enablers: organisational, social and economic and individual and family and seven sub-themes: planning the transition, communication, assisting prisoners, transition programs, officers\' knowledge and scope of work, social and economic issues and offenders\' conditions.
CONCLUSIONS: The processes required to ensure effective prison-to-community transition of older prisoners are not well-developed suggesting the need for more systemic and organised mechanisms. Implications of the barriers and enablers for policy, research and practice are discussed.
CONCLUSIONS: This study identified a composite of barriers and enablers to health and social services for older prisoners in NSW prisons and CCOs.
方法:采用与惩教人员的焦点小组讨论进行了一项定性研究,四个惩教中心的社区惩教人员和假释人员(n=32),2019年,新南威尔士州(NSW)的两个社区惩教办公室(CCO)和一个假释单位。作者使用主题分析来分析研究结果。
结果:该研究确定了与障碍和推动者有关的三个主要主题:组织,社会和经济、个人和家庭以及七个子主题:规划过渡,通信,协助囚犯,过渡方案,官员的知识和工作范围,社会和经济问题以及罪犯的状况。
结论:确保老年囚犯从监狱到社区的有效过渡所需的过程并不完善,这表明需要更系统和有组织的机制。障碍和推动者对政策的影响,研究和实践进行了讨论。
结论:这项研究确定了新南威尔士州监狱和CCO中老年囚犯健康和社会服务的障碍和推动者。