title: Reconviction following referral to a forensic clinic: the criminal justice outcome of diversion.
abstract: The criminal records of alleged offenders diverted from the normal process of prosecution were examined on average 31 months after assessment at a forensic clinic. Twenty-five per cent of those assessed reoffended. The apparent effect of treatment became statistically non-significant when other variables were controlled. It is argued that the case against the effectiveness of treatment remains 'non-proven' and that psychological benefits may accrue even in the absence of an effect on reconviction rate.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Polytechnic, Douglas Inch Centre.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003415:Crime; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012606:Scotland