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SynthesisHarm reduction journal2023

The impact of supported accommodation on health and criminal justice outcomes of people released from prison: a systematic literature review.

Daisy Gibbs, Emily Stockings, Sarah Larney, Daniel J Bromberg, Anthony Shakeshaft, Sara Farnbach

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Harm reduction journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Daisy GibbsNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, 22-32 King Street, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia. daisy.gibbs@unsw.edu.au.
Emily StockingsThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Jane Foss Russel Building, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Sarah LarneyDepartment of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Universite de Montreal and Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Daniel J BrombergDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.
Anthony ShakeshaftNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, 22-32 King Street, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
Sara FarnbachNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, 22-32 King Street, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AUCentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal · CAUniversity of Sydney · AUYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSupported accommodation intends to address challenges arising following release from prison; however, impact of services, and of specific service components, is unclear. We describe key characteristics of supported accommodation, including program components and outcomes/impact; and distil best-evidence components.

methodsWe conducted a systematic review, searching relevant databases in November 2022. Data were synthesised via effect direction plots according to the Synthesis Without Meta-analysis guidelines. We assessed study quality using the McGill Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, and certainty in evidence using the GRADE framework.

resultsTwenty-eight studies were included; predominantly cross-sectional. Program components which address life skills, vocational training, AOD use, and mental health appear to positively impact criminal justice outcomes. Criminal justice outcomes were the most commonly reported, and while we identified a reduction in parole revocations and reincarceration, outcomes were otherwise mixed. Variable design, often lacking rigour, and inconsistent outcome reporting limited assessment of these outcomes, and subsequently certainty in findings was low.

conclusionPost-release supported accommodation may reduce parole revocations and reincarceration. Despite limitations in the literature, the findings presented herein represent current best evidence. Future studies should clearly define program components and measure their impact; use analyses which reflect the high risk of adverse outcomes, such as time-to-event analyses; and consider outcomes which reflect the range of challenges faced by people leaving prison. REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration CRD42020189821.

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Criminal LawPrisonsCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualHumansMental HealthCommunity integrationPost-release accommodationPrisonRecidivismSupported accommodationSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID37480060
PMCPMC10362610
OpenAlexW4385064146

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