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"In an area that often embraces ideology and custom, Doris MacKenzie shows the wisdom of an evidence-based corrections. Through a definitive yet accessible analysis of the lengthy roster of existing offender interventions, she teaches us what programs do and do not hold promise for reducing criminal activity. Indeed, if the sage advice between its covers is followed, this volume offers the important opportunity to avoid harmful treatments and to develop interventions that enhance both the lives of offenders and the public's safety. Simply put, What Works in Corrections is a must read for any serious student of the correctional enterprise." -Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati
"Anyone seeking to understand what works in contemporary corrections policy will welcome this scholarly, wide-ranging book and its evidenced-based perspective. I highly recommend it to policymakers, practitioners and academics. The data presented should help us target our scarce resources to those programs most likely to succeed." -Joan Petersilia, Stanford Law School
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What Works in Corrections examines the impact of correctional interventions, management policies, treatment and rehabilitation programs on the recidivism of offenders and delinquents. The book reviews different strategies for reducing recidivism and describes how the evidence for effectiveness is assessed. Thousands of studies were examined in order to identify those of sufficient scientific rigor to enable conclusions to be drawn about the impact of various interventions, policies and programs on recidivism. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were performed to further examine these results. This book assesses the relative effectiveness of rehabilitation programs (e.g., education, life skills, employment, cognitive behavioral), treatment for different types of offenders (e.g. sex offenders, batterers, juveniles), management and treatment of drug-involved offenders (e.g., drug courts, therapeutic communities, outpatient drug treatment) and punishment, control and surveillance interventions (boot camps, intensive supervision, electronic monitoring). Through her extensive research, MacKenzie illustrates which of these programs are most effective and why.
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"In an area that often embraces ideology and custom, Doris MacKenzie shows the wisdom of an evidence-based corrections. Through a definitive yet accessible analysis of the lengthy roster of existing offender interventions, she teaches us what programs do and do not hold promise for reducing criminal activity. Indeed, if the sage advice between its covers is followed, this volume offers the important opportunity to avoid harmful treatments and to develop interventions that enhance both the lives of offenders and the public's safety. Simply put, What Works in Corrections is a must read for any serious student of the correctional enterprise." -Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati
"Anyone seeking to understand what works in contemporary corrections policy will welcome this scholarly, wide-ranging book and its evidenced-based perspective. I highly recommend it to policymakers, practitioners and academics. The data presented should help us target our scarce resources to those programs most likely to succeed." -Joan Petersilia, Stanford Law School
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What Works in Corrections examines the impact of correctional interventions, management policies, treatment and rehabilitation programs on the recidivism of offenders and delinquents. The book reviews different strategies for reducing recidivism and describes how the evidence for effectiveness is assessed. Thousands of studies were examined in order to identify those of sufficient scientific rigor to enable conclusions to be drawn about the impact of various interventions, policies and programs on recidivism. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were performed to further examine these results. This book assesses the relative effectiveness of rehabilitation programs (e.g., education, life skills, employment, cognitive behavioral), treatment for different types of offenders (e.g. sex offenders, batterers, juveniles), management and treatment of drug-involved offenders (e.g., drug courts, therapeutic communities, outpatient drug treatment) and punishment, control and surveillance interventions (boot camps, intensive supervision, electronic monitoring). Through her extensive research, MacKenzie illustrates which of these programs are most effective and why.
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drug court participants, boot camp for males, showing odds ratio, dynamic criminogenic, felony drug offenders, reconation therapy, community substance abuse program, drug court model, cognitive restructuring programs, recidivism measures, regular probationers, prison releasees, human service components, drug court program, boot camp graduates, correctional boot camps, boot camp participants, incapacitation policies, prison education programs, incapacitation strategies, correctional education, calculating effect sizes, other work programs, program completers, drug courts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Mean Odds-Ratio, Department of Corrections, Favors Control Favors Treatment Figure, Los Angeles, New York, Recidivism Study Measure of Control, University of Maryland, Van Stelle, Scared Straight, Florida Department of Juvenile, Colorado Springs, Santa Clara County, South Carolina, Des Moines, Florida Department of Arrest, Maryland Report, North Carolina, San Diego, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Contra Costa County, Dade County, Division of Youth Services, National Institute of Justice, Polk County New!
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drug court participants, boot camp for males, showing odds ratio, dynamic criminogenic, felony drug offenders, reconation therapy, community substance abuse program, drug court model, cognitive restructuring programs, recidivism measures, regular probationers, prison releasees, human service components, drug court program, boot camp graduates, correctional boot camps, boot camp participants, incapacitation policies, prison education programs, incapacitation strategies, correctional education, calculating effect sizes, other work programs, program completers, drug courts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Mean Odds-Ratio, Department of Corrections, Favors Control Favors Treatment Figure, Los Angeles, New York, Recidivism Study Measure of Control, University of Maryland, Van Stelle, Scared Straight, Florida Department of Juvenile, Colorado Springs, Santa Clara County, South Carolina, Des Moines, Florida Department of Arrest, Maryland Report, North Carolina, San Diego, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Contra Costa County, Dade County, Division of Youth Services, National Institute of Justice, Polk County New!
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- Violence Against Women, Vol. 2: Victims, Abusers, Prevention and Protection, Legal Medical and Research Developments by Civic Research Institute in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Understanding Crime Statistics: Revisiting the Divergence of the NCVS and the UCR (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by James P. Lynch in Front Matter
- Race and Policing in America: Conflict and Reform (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Ronald Weitzer in Back Matter
- Race and Policing in America: Conflict and Reform (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Ronald Weitzer in Back Matter
- Key Issues in Criminal Career Research: New Analyses of the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Alex R. Piquero in Back Matter
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