Here's a positive post for you! What other programs or treatment plans might a Forensic Psychologist recommend? Why is it important for Forensic Psychologists to do this work?
"Dog-training programs (DTPs) are the most common type of prison-based animal programs (Furst, 2006). The first successful prison-based animal program in the United States unintentionally began in 1975 at the Lima State Hospital in Ohio, when an inmate adopted an injured bird (Strimple, 2003). The staff noticed a change in the behavior of inmates on the ward, which led them to allow an animal therapy program. It was found that inmates in the ward with animals needed 50% less medication, fewer attempted suicides, and there was less violence compared to a control group of inmates that did not have access to animals (Britton and Button, 2005; Harkrader, Burke, and Owen, 2004)."
https://www.ebpsociety.org/blog/education/283-prison-dog-training#:~:text=Dog%2Dtraining%20programs%20(DTPs),recidivism%20and%20behavior%20in%20prison.