The importance of appropriate allocation to offending behavior programs.
This study examined the impact on reconviction of appropriate allocation to three general offending behavior programs involving adult male offenders in the English and Welsh Probation Service. Appropriate allocation was defined by level of risk for reconviction. There were three allocation groups: too low, appropriate, and too high. Using a quasi-experimental design, the reconviction rates of offenders who were allocated to and completed a program, offenders allocated to a program who failed to start, and a comparison group were compared. It was found that the appropriateness of allocation affected reconviction independently of treatment group. Furthermore, in line with the risk principle, there was an interaction between treatment group and the appropriateness of allocation.
Palmer
Emma J
EJ
University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
McGuire
James
J
Hatcher
Ruth M
RM
Hounsome
Juliet C
JC
Bilby
Charlotte A L
CA
Hollin
Clive R
CR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D014852:Wales