Reducing stigma towards incarcerated populations: a systematic review of intervention studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing stigma or discrimination against people with lived experience of incarceration (PLEIC), and to assess the role of 'Key Active Ingredients (KAI)' in influencing changes in stigma-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours.

Design

Systematic review (registered with PROSPERO CRD42024508685).

Data sources

MEDLINE, Emcare, EMBASE, PsycINFO, HeinOnline, Sociology Source Ultimate and Web of Science were searched from January 2010 to September 2024.

Eligibility criteria

Included studies were intervention-based, published in English from 2010 to present, where at least one primary or secondary outcome was stigma-related. There were no restrictions on context, type or level of stigma or study po

SUBMITTER: Majeed T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742096 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature