Overview of Dogs Training Programs in Correctional Institutions

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2023.S.06

Keywords:

dogs, resocialization, prison, correctional institutions

Abstract

Positive opinions about impact that relations with animals have on participating humans were the main reason for introducing animal-based resocialization programs in correctional institutions. As form of occupational therapy, they aim at increasing and improving social and psychological skills of imprisoned individuals. They aim at creating and increasing empathy, improving communication and its effectiveness, building sense of responsibility and patience. Participants of such programs underline their positive impact on their well-being and subjective sense of wellness. In this text I present short history of using relations with animals in improving psychological and social competencies of humans. I discuss also positive effects of such programs for effectiveness of correctional institutions. 

Author Biography

Hanna Mamzer, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

Hanna Mamzer – Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Her scientific research interests are focused on posthumanism and human-animal studies. Within this framework, scientists try to re-define human position in natural world and question anthropocentric perspective on human-non-human relations. She is an author of many publications analyzing human-non-human relationships and acts as an expert witness for Polish courts, providing professional opinions and expertise in cases of animal abuse and maltreatment. She is a member of Local Ethical Committee on Experiments on Animals (for Polish
Ministry of Science and Higher Education). She is also grantee of Polish and international scholarships. Among many others, she has received two Fulbright Commission’s grants (2005 and 2018); Central European University grant in Budapest, Hungary and Clare Hall College grant in Cambridge, UK

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2023-06-09

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Mamzer, H. (2023). Overview of Dogs Training Programs in Correctional Institutions. Zoophilologica. Polish Journal of Animal Studies, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.31261/ZOOPHILOLOGICA.2023.S.06

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