@article {4063, title = {Parole officer-parolee relationships and HIV risk behaviors during community supervision.}, journal = {AIDS and behavior}, volume = {17}, year = {2013}, month = {2013 Oct}, pages = {2667-75}, abstract = {We tested if good parole officer (PO)-parolee relationships reduce HIV risk behaviors during parole, as they do for risk of rearrest. Analyses used data from 374 parolees enrolled in a randomized clinical trial. Past month HIV risk behaviors were assessed by interview at baseline, 3- and 9-months after parole initiation. The Working Alliance Inventory and the Dual-Role Relationships Inventory measured PO relationship. Gender-stratified multivariate regressions tested associations of PO-parolee relationship with sex with multiple partners, unprotected sex with risky partner(s), and drug injection. Women parolees (n = 65) who reported better PO relationship characteristics were less likely to report having multiple sex partners [adjusted odds ratio: 0.82 (0.69, 0.98) at 3-months, 0.89 (0.80, 0.99) at 9-months], and, among those reporting multiple sex partners, had fewer partners on average [adjusted relative risk 0.98 (0.96, 0.99)]. These effects were not found among men. PO-parolee relationship quality can influence sexual risk behaviors among women parolees.}, keywords = {Adult, Community Health Services, Criminals, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Law Enforcement, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Prisoners, Recurrence, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, Social Support, United States}, issn = {1573-3254}, doi = {10.1007/s10461-011-0081-1}, author = {Green, Traci C and Johnson, Jennifer and Harrington, Magdalena and Pouget, Enrique R and Rhodes, Anne G and Taxman, Faye S and O{\textquoteright}Connell, Daniel J and Martin, Steven S and Prendergast, Michael and Friedmann, Peter D} }