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Evidence-Based Adult Corrections Programs: What Works and What Does Not
Publication year:
2006
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: A "systematic review of the evidence on what works (and what does not) to reduce crime" is presented (p.1) Sections comprising this report are: summary; Washington's Offender Accountability Act; the evidence-based review -- the basic question; research methods; findings; estimated percentage change in recidivism rates and the number of studies on which the estimate is based; and findings by type of program (e.g., drug-involved offenders, jail diversion for offenders with mental illness and co-occurring disorders, general offender population treatment, domestic-violence offenders, sex offenders, intermediate sanctions, work and education programs for general offenders, and programs requiring further study). The top three programs which resulted in the most reduction in recidivism rates are cognitive-behavioral treatment for sex offenders in the community (-31.2%), intensive supervision treatment-oriented intermediate sanctions (-21.9%), and cognitive-behavioral treatment for sex offenders in prison (-14.9%).