Offender outcomes of training dogs in prison : the Puppies for Parole program

Poster and abstract"Puppies for Parole" is a rehabilitation program based on human-animal interaction (HAI) in the prison. Puppies for Parole aims to reduce the number of homeless canines by producing loving, obedient, and adoptable dogs. Inmates may gain skills to support successful rehabilitation and community reentry

Offender outcomes of training dogs in prison : the puppies for parole program

"Significant Findings: 1. Improved self-perceived physical health compared to one year ago (p=0.009). 2. Improved self-perceived mental health compared to one year ago (p=0.023). 3. Increased medical service requests (p=0.000). 4. Increased mental health service requests (p=0.049). 5. Improved Rotter I/E Locus of Control (p=0.000). 6. Increased dog relationship and perception scale (p=0.000)."--Conclusions