Supporting desistance from crime: The promise of psychedelic-assisted therapy in correctional and reentry contexts

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11230/25:10513980

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0955395925003639" target="_blank" >https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0955395925003639</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105067" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105067</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Supporting desistance from crime: The promise of psychedelic-assisted therapy in correctional and reentry contexts

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper proposes a psychedelic theory of desistance, arguing that psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) may support the desistance from crime – the cessation of criminal behavior – by promoting identity transformation and personal meaning-making among criminal justice-involved individuals. Drawing from psychedelic science and desistance focused criminological theories, it suggests that, when administered within ethical and therapeutic frameworks, psychedelics can enhance self-reflection, emotional processing, and inner insight – mechanisms known to underlie sustained behavioral change. Because many individuals in the criminal justice system experience trauma, depression and substance dependence, PAT may offer a particularly relevant intervention. The paper contends that community-based, post-release settings are more appropriate and ethically defensible for PAT delivery than correctional institutions. While acknowledging that causal evidence on recidivism outcomes is currently lacking, it outlines the need for carefully designed pilot studies conducted in collaboration with clinicians and reintegration services. Using Czechia as a policy context, it offers a practical roadmap for both future research and practical implementation of PAT in marginalized – justice involved – populations. The central claim is that PAT should function as a complementary component within broader rehabilitation and reintegration strategies, supporting narrative and identity change necessary for long-term desistance from crime.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Supporting desistance from crime: The promise of psychedelic-assisted therapy in correctional and reentry contexts

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper proposes a psychedelic theory of desistance, arguing that psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) may support the desistance from crime – the cessation of criminal behavior – by promoting identity transformation and personal meaning-making among criminal justice-involved individuals. Drawing from psychedelic science and desistance focused criminological theories, it suggests that, when administered within ethical and therapeutic frameworks, psychedelics can enhance self-reflection, emotional processing, and inner insight – mechanisms known to underlie sustained behavioral change. Because many individuals in the criminal justice system experience trauma, depression and substance dependence, PAT may offer a particularly relevant intervention. The paper contends that community-based, post-release settings are more appropriate and ethically defensible for PAT delivery than correctional institutions. While acknowledging that causal evidence on recidivism outcomes is currently lacking, it outlines the need for carefully designed pilot studies conducted in collaboration with clinicians and reintegration services. Using Czechia as a policy context, it offers a practical roadmap for both future research and practical implementation of PAT in marginalized – justice involved – populations. The central claim is that PAT should function as a complementary component within broader rehabilitation and reintegration strategies, supporting narrative and identity change necessary for long-term desistance from crime.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50502 - Criminology, penology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Drug Policy

ISSN

0955-3959

e-ISSN

1873-4758

Svazek periodika

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Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

December 2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001620443600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105021802383