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Criminal Thinking: Why They Do What They Do
SESSION INFO
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Session Type: Workshop
Are criminal offenders aware of their criminal thinking patterns? If they are taught to become aware of this high risk thinking, would it change their criminal behavior? We will explore Criminal Thinking processes in criminal offenders, based on a research study by Yochelson and Samenow that holds criminal thinking patterns develop along a continuum and can lead to criminal behavior. By teaching offenders to become aware of their thoughts that lead to trouble, they learn to catch errors in thinking before they act. The discovery of this information is important as research confirms that when offenders participate in cognitive based programs that address criminal thinking patterns, the result is reduction in misconduct while incarcerated and in re-offending upon release.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Ms Courtney C Gottschalk
Quality Assurance Coordinator Inmate Programs, Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry
Courtney Gottschalk is the Quality Assurance Coordinator with the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR). She has worked with ADCRR for approximately 17 years mainly in the Inmate Program and Reentry division. Courtney is responsible and has a team for monitoring and credentialing inmates programming inside the prisons to include Changing Offender Behavior. She is the Statewide Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) leader for ADCRR that assists staff members after stressful situations. Courtney is the lead staff instructor for an ongoing programs academy and presented a motivational interviewing class for a two year long mental health training for Correctional Officers in high-risk work environments.
Joe Hinsberg
Group Supervisor, AZ Department of Corrections
Joe Hinsberg is the Community Corrections Supervisor in the Warrants, Hearings and Fugitive Services Division with the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry. Joe obtained a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University. He started his career as a Correctional Officer working on death row 25 years ago and has been working in Community Corrections the past 21 years in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Joe has been involved in numerous reentry and reducing recidivism projects to include the Legacy Grant project and the Second Chance Center. The Legacy grant project targeted the highest recidivism zip codes in the South Phoenix area and worked closely with community partners, local police departments and family members to help the released individuals avoid any obstacles that would send them back to custody. The Second Chance Center assisted inmates who were 90 days to release and individuals currently on supervision with job placement, career opportunities, housing problems, and substance abuse issues. He is currently an instructor/presenter at the Community Correction Officer training academy and assists with classes at the programs academy with staff working inside the prison.
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