Verification of the effects of dogs on prisoners as education for their rehabilitation

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22730431
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Principal Investigator: KODA Naoko 東京農工大学, 大学院・農学研究院, 准教授 (90368415)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2012
• Keywords: 障害児・障害者福祉 / 知的障害 / 精神障害 / 受刑者 / イヌ / ストレス / コミュニケーション

Research Abstract

A dog-visiting program was conducted for the inmates with mental retardation and/or psychiatric problems as a rehabilitation program for stress management and communication training. The program was psychosocially effective for the inmates. Moreover, the validity of the doctors’ diagnosis, the inmates’ self-evaluation and the handlers’ evaluation was clarified. The program was conducted without much burden on the dogs and their handlers. Both the inmates and the handlers reported the effectiveness of the program.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 身近な動物との関わりから学べること (2011)
  • Author(s): 甲田菜穂子
  • Journal Title: 教育と医学 Volume: 697(7) Pages: 86-92
• [Presentation] Evaluation of a dog-assistedprogram by inmates in a specialized unit of a prison and dog handlers (2011)
  • Author(s): Koda N
  • Organizer: 16th World Congress of the International Society forCriminology
  • Place of Presentation: Hyogo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-05
• [Presentation] 中年成人のイヌとネコに対する不快感 (2010)
  • Author(s): 甲田菜穂子・根ヶ山光一
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第74回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-20
• [Presentation] Effects of dog-assisted therapy on the mood of inmates in a specialized unit of a prison and dog handlers (2010)
  • Author(s): Koda N., Miyazi Y., Kuniyoshi M., Uehara H., Watanabe G., & Miyazi C
  • Organizer: 15th Biennial Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Comparative Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Hyogo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-19
• [Book] 飼い犬のココロがわかる犬の心理 (2010)
  • Author(s): 甲田菜穂子
  • Total Pages: 191頁
  • Publisher: 西東社
• [Remarks] (1)甲田菜穂子・長谷川あや甫辰巳出版「コーギーと話そう!」『コーギースタイル』、30、2012年、12-19.
• [Remarks] (2)甲田菜穂子・長谷川あや甫辰巳出版「犬が覚えやすい言葉&発音」『ダックススタイル』、19、2011年、56-61.
• [Remarks] (3)甲田菜穂子・長谷川あや甫辰巳出版「ペチャスマイルは愛嬌が命です」『PE-CHA』、9、2011年、16-23.
• [Remarks] (4)長谷川あや甫・甲田菜穂子辰巳出版「犬と話そう」『プードルスタイル』、6、2011年、76-83.
• [Remarks] (5)甲田菜穂子・長谷川あや甫辰巳出版「犬と飼い主は似る!」『Shi-Ba』、55、2010年、6-15.
• [Remarks] (6)甲田菜穂子・長谷川あや甫辰巳出版「コーギースマイルの謎」『コーギースタイル』、25、2010年、22-27.
• [Remarks] (7)甲田菜穂子・長谷川あや甫辰巳出版「柴犬の笑顔」『Shi-Ba』、52、2010年、16-20.