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THE TWELVE PEOPLE WHO SAVED REHABILITATION: HOW THE SCIENCE OF CRIMINOLOGY MADE A DIFFERENCE: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS*

CULLEN, FRANCIS T.·2005·Criminology
DOI 10.1111/j.0011-1348.2005.00001.x
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Three decades ago, it was widely believed by criminologists and policymakers that “nothing works” to reform offenders and that “rehabilitation is dead” as a guiding correctional philosophy. By contrast, today there is a vibrant movement to reaffirm rehabilitation and to implement programs based on the principles of effective intervention. How did this happen? I contend that the saving of rehabilitation was a contingent reality that emerged due to the efforts of a small group of loosely coupled research criminologists. These scholars rejected the “nothing works” professional ideology and instead used rigorous science to show that popular punitive interventions were ineffective, that offenders were not beyond redemption, and that treatment programs rooted in criminological knowledge were capable of meaningfully reducing recidivism. Their story is a reminder that, under certain conditions, the science of criminology is capable of making an important difference in the correctional enterprise, if not far beyond.

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Authors
CULLEN, F. T.
Affiliations
University of Cincinnati (US)
Corresponding author
CULLEN, FRANCIS T.
ORCID
CULLEN, FRANCIS T.
Venue
Criminology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-02
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
1-42
ISSN
  • 0011-1384 (ISSN-L)
  • 1745-9125
DOI
10.1111/j.0011-1348.2005.00001.x
OpenAlex
W1555403260
Cited by
247
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221.03
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journal article
Language
en
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closed
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
offender rehabilitation, recidivism reduction, correctional policy, evidence-based interventions, history of criminology, offender treatment programs

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