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Offender Coercion in Treatment: A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness
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In general, mandated treatment was found to be ineffective in several analyses, particularly when the treatment was located in custodial settings, whereas voluntary treatment produced significant treatment effect sizes regardless of setting.Abstract:
Mandating offenders to attend correctional treatment is a controversial function of the justice system, in part because of the uncertainty about the effectiveness of such practice. A meta-analysis was conducted to compare the effectiveness of mandated, coerced, and voluntary correctional treatment in reducing recidivism. A search of correctional treatment studies resulted in 129 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. In general, mandated treatment was found to be ineffective in several analyses, particularly when the treatment was located in custodial settings, whereas voluntary treatment produced significant treatment effect sizes regardless of setting. Few significant differences in effect sizes were found between levels of coercion. The implications of mandating correctional treatment for offenders are discussed.read more
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Variables Associated With Attrition From Domestic Violence Treatment Programs Targeting Male Batterers: A Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a meta-analysis of domestic violence treatment programs and find that batterers who do not complete their treatment are at higher risk for recidivism.
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Measuring Group Climate in Prison
TL;DR: The authors examined the construct validity and reliability of the Prison Group Climate Instrument (PGCI) in a sample of 77 adolescents placed in a Dutch youth prison and 49 adults prisoners living in a psychiatric prison with a therapeutic living group structure.
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Treatment readiness, treatment engagement and behaviour change
Mary McMurran,Tony Ward +1 more
TL;DR: Research and practice in offender treatment readiness and engagement need to be driven in four major ways: the construction of models of engagement that are theoretically based and empirically evidenced that can underpin assessments and treatments, the development of psychometrically robust assessments of treatment readiness, motivation and engagement, and the design, implementation and evaluation of pre-treatment preparation procedures that promote treatment engagement and completion.
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‘What works’ for juvenile prisoners: the role of group climate in a youth prison
TL;DR: In this article, the role of group climate in establishing and maintaining treatment effects was examined with a sample of 49 adolescents residing in a Dutch youth prison, with an open group climate, with group workers paying more attention to the psychological needs of the adolescents and giving them "space" to experiment, led to inmates feeling that they were "being understood by the group workers".
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'Nothing works' in secure residential youth care?
TL;DR: Evidence for the effectiveness of non-residential treatment for youth with severe behavioural problems and/or criminal behaviour is sparse if considered as an alternative for secure residential youth care.
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John E. Hunter,Frank L. Schmidt +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a meta-analysis of Artifact Distributions and their impact on study outcomes. But they focus mainly on the second-order sampling error and related issues.
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Demetra Andrews,James Bonta +1 more
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Does correctional treatment work? a clinically relevant and psychologically informed meta-analysis *
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