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Evaluating ‘Rehabilitative Adjudications’ in 4 English prisons
An evaluation of a rehabilitative approach to disciplinary adjudications on outcomes for prisoners, and the experience of adjudicators delivering this approach.
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The research piloted ‘rehabilitative adjudications’ in 4 English prisons. Rehabilitative adjudications explicitly integrate rehabilitative skills and procedural justice principles into disciplinary hearings. The impact of this approach on prisoner perceptions of procedural justice, intention to comply with rules and cooperate with staff, self-reported learning, and their subsequent conduct in prison was tested. Additionally, the experience of staff delivering rehabilitative adjudications was investigated.