Palmer Emma J, McGuire James, Hatcher Ruth M, Hounsome Juliet C, Bilby Charlotte A L, Hollin Clive R
University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2008 Apr;52(2):206-21. doi: 10.1177/0306624X07303877. Epub 2007 Aug 7.
This study examined the impact on reconviction of appropriate allocation to three general offending behavior programs involving adult male offenders in the English and Welsh Probation Service. Appropriate allocation was defined by level of risk for reconviction. There were three allocation groups: too low, appropriate, and too high. Using a quasi-experimental design, the reconviction rates of offenders who were allocated to and completed a program, offenders allocated to a program who failed to start, and a comparison group were compared. It was found that the appropriateness of allocation affected reconviction independently of treatment group. Furthermore, in line with the risk principle, there was an interaction between treatment group and the appropriateness of allocation.
本研究考察了在英格兰和威尔士缓刑服务机构中，对成年男性罪犯分配至三个一般犯罪行为项目的适当性对再次定罪的影响。适当分配是根据再次定罪的风险水平来定义的。有三个分配组：过低、适当和过高。采用准实验设计，比较了被分配并完成项目的罪犯、被分配到项目但未开始的罪犯以及一个对照组的再次定罪率。结果发现，分配的适当性独立于治疗组对再次定罪产生影响。此外，根据风险原则，治疗组与分配的适当性之间存在交互作用。
