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The Effects of Behavioral/Cognitive-Behavioral Programs on Recidivism
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The CDATE project coded studies of treatment/intervention programs in prison, jail, probation, or parole settings reported from 1968 through 1996. Meta-analyses were conducted on the 69 primary research studies on the effectiveness of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral treatment in reducing recidivism for offenders. Results on this heterogeneous collection of studies show that this treatment is associated with reduced recidivism rates. However, this effect is mainly due to cognitive-behavioral interventions rather than to standard behavior modification approaches. The specific types of programs shown to be effective include cognitive-behavioral social skills development programs and cognitive skills (Reasoning and Rehabilitation) programs.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pearson, F. S., Lipton, D. S., Cleland, C. M., & Yee, D. S.
- Affiliations
- National Development and Research Institutes (US)
- ORCID
- Cleland, Charles M.
- Venue
- Crime & Delinquency
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2002-07
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 476-496
- ISSN
- 0011-1287 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-387X
- OpenAlex
- W2138375257
- Cited by
- 314
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 29.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Crime & Delinquency (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Keywords
- recidivism, cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior therapy, offender rehabilitation, prison programs, community supervision, social skills training, treatment effectiveness
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