The Effects of Behavioral/Cognitive-Behavioral Programs on Recidivism

The CDATE project coded studies of treatment/intervention programs in prison, jail, probation, or parole settings reported from 1968 through 1996. Meta-analyses were conducted on the 69 primary research studies on the effectiveness of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatment in reducing recidiv...

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Published in:Crime and delinquency 2002-07, Vol.48 (3), p.476-496
Main Authors: Pearson, Frank S., Lipton, Douglas S., Cleland, Charles M., Yee, Dorline S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Behavior (psychology)
Behavior Modification
Care and treatment
Cognition
Cognitive behaviour therapy
Correction (penology)
Crime
Criminology
Delinquency
Drug addicts
Human behaviour
Intervention
Law enforcement
Meta-analysis
Offenders
Prisons
Reasoning
Recidivism
Recidivists
Rehabilitation of criminals
Social rehabilitation
Social service
Studies
Treatment Outcomes
United States
Work with prisoners
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Summary:The CDATE project coded studies of treatment/intervention programs in prison, jail, probation, or parole settings reported from 1968 through 1996. Meta-analyses were conducted on the 69 primary research studies on the effectiveness of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatment in reducing recidivism for offenders. Results on this heterogeneous collection of studies show that this treatment is associated with reduced recidivism rates. However, this effect is mainly due to cognitive-behavioral interventions rather than to standard behavior modification approaches. The specific types of programs shown to be effective include cognitive-behavioral social skills development programs and cognitive skills (Reasoning and Rehabilitation) programs.
ISSN:0011-1287
1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/001112870204800306