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Cognitive Skills Behavior Programs for Offenders in the Community

A Reconviction Analysis

Clive R. Hollin

University of Leicester, crh9{at}leicester.ac.uk

James McGuire

University of Liverpool

Juliet C. Hounsome

University of Leicester

Ruth M. Hatcher

University of Leicester

Charlotte A.L. Bilby

University of Leicester

Emma J. Palmer

University of Leicester

This study presents the findings of an evaluation of the effect on reconviction of three general offending behavior programs involving adult male offenders in the English and Welsh Probation Service. Using a quasi-experimental design controlling for population factors, there was no difference in the reconviction rates of offenders allocated to programs and a comparison group. Offenders who completed a program had a lower rate of reconviction compared to the nonstarter, noncompleter, and comparison groups. A range of explanations for this "completion effect" is discussed, particularly with regard to the emerging literature on readiness to change.

Key Words: offending behavior programs • evaluation • reconviction • noncompletion • community interventions

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 35, No. 3, 269-283 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807312234
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