A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of in-Prison Therapeutic Community Treatment and Risk Classification  

Oleh:

Griffith, James D. ; Hiller, Matthew L. ; Knight, Kevin ; Simpson, Dwayne D.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Prison Journal vol. 79 no. 3 (Sep. 1999), page 352-368.
Topik: prison-based treatment; aftercare; recidivism
Fulltext: 352TPJ793.pdf (53.57KB)

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Policy makers need scientifically based information to help them to determine which correctional treatment alternatives are effective and economically viable. Three-year outcome data from 394 parolees (291 treated, 103 untreated comparison) were examined to determine the relative cost-effectiveness of prison-based treatment and aftercare, controlling for risk of recidivism. Findings showed that intensive services were cost-effective only when the entire treatment continuum was completed, and that the largest economic impact was evident among high-risk cases. Therefore, assignments to correctional treatment should consider an offender's problem severity level, and every effort should be made to engage them in aftercare upon release from prison.

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