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Assessment of Criminogenic Factors, Program Assignment, and Recidivism

University of Ottawa

FRANK PORPORINO

Correctional Service Canada

ROBERT R. ROSS

University of Ottawa

A sample of 107 federally incarcerated male offenders in Canada was followed to examine the outcome of a classification approach, Case Management Strategies. Cases were tracked from point of reception to 6- and 18-month postrelease to assess how criminogenic factors were matched to programs, whether and how these program recommendations were acted on, and whether completion of appropriate programming affected postrelease outcome. The results largely failed to support the efficacy of this case management and program assignment process in classifying offenders to correctional programs as part of the rehabilitation process. Only about half of the program assignments were judged appropriate in targeting criminogenic factors. Only a small proportion of the recommended programs actually were completed by the offenders. Finally, the completion of program interventions, based on appropriate targeting of criminogenic factors, was unrelated to postrelease outcome after 6- and 18-month follow-ups.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 21, No. 4, 454-467 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854894021004005


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