Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Behav Sci Law. 2019 Jul;37(4):329-341. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2394. Epub 2019 Feb 18.
Reducing recidivism is a central goal of treatment programs for offenders. Preliminary evidence suggests that cognitive-behavioral group interventions based on the National Institute of Corrections curriculum (Bush, Glick, & Taymans, 1997) may be effective in reducing recidivism rates among adult probationers. We evaluated the effectiveness of a program based on this curriculum among 167 high- and medium-risk probationers assigned to this program and a comparison group of 120 high- and medium-risk probationers matched on age and number of prior criminal charges. Improvements over prior studies included use of survival analytic methods and propensity score matching, a longer follow-up interval, and examination of treatment effectiveness within ethnic groups. Relative to the comparison group, treatment group probationers were more likely to complete probation satisfactorily and survive longer before rearrest. Moreover, supplementary analyses suggested that ethnicity was associated with differences in intervention effectiveness. Treatment was predictive of lower recidivism rates among European Americans and African Americans but was less effective among Latino American probationers.
减少累犯是罪犯治疗计划的核心目标。初步证据表明，基于国家矫正课程（Bush、Glick 和 Taymans，1997）的认知行为小组干预可能对降低成年缓刑犯的累犯率有效。我们评估了在这项课程基础上为 167 名高风险和中风险缓刑犯设立的方案的有效性，并将其与 120 名高风险和中风险缓刑犯进行了比较，这些缓刑犯是根据年龄和前科数量匹配的。与先前的研究相比，本研究的改进之处在于使用了生存分析方法和倾向评分匹配、更长的随访间隔以及在族裔群体内检查治疗效果。与对照组相比，治疗组缓刑犯更有可能满意地完成缓刑期，并在再次被捕前更长时间地生存。此外，补充分析表明，种族与干预效果的差异有关。治疗对欧洲裔美国人和非裔美国人的累犯率降低有预测作用，但对拉丁裔美国人缓刑犯的效果较差。
