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Reentry
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Program Profile: Modified Therapeutic Community for Individuals With Mental Illness and Chemical Abuse (MICA) Disorders Who Commit Offenses
Criminal activity
Reincarceration
Drug and alcohol offenses
Illegal drug use
Alcohol use
Use of multiple substances
Mental health, Corrections, Reentry, Correctional facilities, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Drugs
This program is an adaptation of the therapeutic community models for individuals in prison with co-occurring drug and/or alcohol use problems and mental health disorders to reduce substance use, mental illness, and recidivism. The program is rated Promising for reducing criminal activity, reincarceration, drug and alcohol offenses, illegal drug use, alcohol use, and multiple substance use (either legal or illegal).
Date Posted:
9/4/25
None
Program Profile: Multisystemic Therapy–Family Integrated Transitions (MST-FIT)
Felony recidivism
Mental health, Substance abuse, Reentry, Youth development, Home visiting, Treatment, Young juvenile offenders, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Drugs, Drug treatment
This intervention provides integrated individual and family services to juveniles who have co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders during their transition from incarceration back into the community. The program is rated Promising for reducing felony recidivism.
Date Posted:
8/28/25
Program Profile: Alameda County (California) Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment
Rearrests
Reconvictions
Felony reconvictions
Time to re-arrest
Days in a psychiatric hospital
Mental health, Jails, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Crime prevention
This is a post-custody, community-based intervention to reduce the rates of recidivism for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. The program is rated Effective for reducing the number of days in a psychiatric hospital, and Ineffective for reducing the number of reconvictions, felony reconvictions, arrests, and time to rearrest.
Date Posted:
8/26/25
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority Vocational Support and Supervision Program (Israel)
Effective | One study
Parole, Mental health, Corrections, Reentry, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs, Rape and sexual assault, Effective Evidence Rating
This program provides community supervision and services to individuals released early from prison to help them find employment and reduce their recidivism. The program is rated Effective. Program participants were less likely to be reincarcerated and had higher rates of integration into the workforce, compared with individuals who did not participate in the program. These differences were statistically significant.
Date Posted:
2/4/24
None
Program Profile: Reentry Services of Clay County (Minnesota)
Ineffective | One study
Probation, Mental health, Substance abuse, Reentry, Case Management, Treatment, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Access to education, Corrections, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Mentoring, Child health and welfare, Juvenile delinquency
This is a one-to-one mentoring program aimed at improving public safety by assisting youths who commit offenses with comprehensive reentry services following their release into the community. The program is rated Ineffective. There was no statistically significant difference between program and comparison group youths in prevalence of reoffense. Program youths had statistically significantly fewer official juvenile justice contacts within 1 year of release, compared with comparison group youth
Date Posted:
1/19/23
None
Program Profile: Oklahoma's Juvenile Second Chance Act Reentry Program (Tulsa, OK)
Ineffective | One study
Reentry, Case Management, Corrections, Juvenile recidivism prediction, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention
This is a juvenile reentry program that offers services to youth returning to the community in Tulsa, Okla., after their out-of-home placements. The goal of the program is to reduce rates of recidivism for high-risk youth. The program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant differences in reconviction rates for treatment group youth who received the program’s services, compared with comparison group youth who did not receive services.
Date Posted:
10/18/22
None
Program Profile: Daily Automated Telephony With a Brief Cognitive Intervention for Persons on Parole (Sweden)
Promising | One study
Parole, Cell Phones, Mental health, Alcohol, Community corrections, Corrections, Reentry, Legal substances, Drugs
This was an automated telephony program designed for those recently paroled in Sweden that provided immediate feedback to participants and sent daily reports to their parole officers. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group participants reported statistically significantly less alcohol use, drug use, and internalizing behaviors at the 1-month follow-up, compared with control group participants.
Date Posted:
7/11/22
None
Program Profile: Creating Lasting Family Connections Fatherhood Program: Family Reintegration
Promising | One study
Reentry, Recidivism, Corrections, Crime prevention, Drugs
This is a community-based program for adult males who received substance abuse treatment while incarcerated and are reentering the community. The goals are to reduce recidivism, substance abuse, and HIV/hepatitis infection rates, and promote fatherhood and relationship skills. This program is rated Promising. Program participants had a statistically significant lower likelihood of recidivating and demonstrated an increase in relationship skills, compared with the comparison group members.
Date Posted:
8/10/20
None
Program Profile: Harlem (NY) Parole Reentry Court
Promising | One study
Parole, Probation, Reentry courts, Prisons, Corrections, Specialty/problem-solving courts, Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate programs
This is a reentry program designed to assist parolees transition from life in prison to life in the community. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group had statistically significant reductions in rates of reconvictions and parole revocations, increases in numbers of months employed, and a greater likelihood of receiving a high school diploma or GED, compared with the control group. However, there were no statistically significant differences in rate of rearrests or substance use.
Date Posted:
4/27/20
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Veterans Moving Forward (San Diego, Calif.)
Promising | One study
Mental health, Recidivism, Crime prevention
This program is designed to assist incarcerated male veterans of the U.S. military by providing them with in-custody treatment, services, and linkage to rehabilitative programming and community resources and reduce their chances of recidivism. The program is rated Promising. Results showed a statistically significant reduction in recidivism for program participants during the 12-month follow-up period, compared with the comparison group.
Date Posted:
3/24/20
None
Program Profile: Delaware CREST Outreach Centers
Promising | One study
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Alcohol-Related Offenses, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Reentry, Drugs
This is a residential work-release program that uses therapy, counseling and treatment for persons convicted of a crime with a history of substance use who are reentering society. The program is rated Promising. There were statistically significant increases in participants being injection-free at 6 months and being drug-free after 3 years; however, there were no statistically significant effects in condom use (at 6 months) or being arrest-free (after 3 years).
Date Posted:
5/21/19
None
Program Profile: Second Chance Act (SCA) Adult Reentry Demonstration Programs
Ineffective | One study
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Reentry courts, Community corrections, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Employment initiatives
This is a program designed to reduce recidivism and improve employment rates through reentry services for individuals who have a moderate-to-high risk for reoffending. The program is rated Ineffective. At the 30-month follow up, there were no statistically significant differences in rearrest, reconviction, reincarceration, or employment rates between program participants and control group members.
Date Posted:
5/13/19
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: YouthBuild Offender Program
Promising | One study
Diversion, Reentry, Youth development, Jobs and workforce development, Positive youth development, Treatment, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Young adults (18-24), Employment initiatives
The program provides education, vocational training, and other youth-development services to low-income youths, ages 16–24, who have been convicted of a crime. The program is rated Promising. The program statistically significantly reduced recidivism and increased the likelihood of receiving a high school diploma, GED, trade license, or training certificate. However, there were no effects on enrollment in postsecondary courses, employment, or certain measures of youth development.
Date Posted:
8/7/18
None
Program Profile: High-Risk Revocation Reduction (HRRR) Program in Minnesota
Promising | One study
Prisons, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Intimate partner violence, Violent crime
This is an adult reentry program designed to reduce recidivism among high-risk males who were previously released from a state prison but returned to prison for violating conditions of their supervised release. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to have a statistically significant effect on reducing revocation and reconviction; however, it did not have a statistically significant effect on reducing rearrests and reincarceration.
Date Posted:
5/8/18
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Milwaukee Safe Streets Prisoner Release Initiative (PRI)
Promising | One study
Mental health, Prisons, Reentry, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs
This program combines enhanced employment opportunities and wraparound services for incarcerated persons before and after release from prison. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in likelihood of rearrests for program group participants, compared with the control group. There was also a lower rate of reimprisonment for program participants than nonparticipants; however, this difference was not statistically significant.
Date Posted:
1/30/18
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Functional Family Parole
Promising | One study
Parole, Mental health, Reentry, Treatment, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Child health and welfare, Employment initiatives, Juvenile (under 18)
This is a supervision program that incorporates family-focused, strengths-based principles of Functional Family Therapy. The goal of the program is to reduce re-arrests and increase employment rates. The program is rated Promising. Participants in the intervention were less likely to be re-arrested, more likely to be employed, and earned more per quarter, compared with the comparison group. These findings were statistically significant.
Date Posted:
11/20/17
None
Program Profile: Gender-Responsive Intervention for Female Juvenile Offenders
Promising | One study
Girls, Mental health, Substance abuse, Reentry, Treatment, Probation, Community corrections, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention
This program provided gender-responsive services in two group homes for female youths who had been adjudicated in the delinquency (formal probation) or truancy divisions of juvenile court. The program is rated Promising. Results showed a statistically significant difference in that the girls who received gender-responsive services had lower recidivism rates after 2 years, compared with the comparison group.
Date Posted:
10/23/17
None
Program Profile: Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Non-Hospital Residential (NHR) Program
Promising | One study
Parole, Corrections, Community corrections, Reentry, Crime prevention, Recidivism
These were community-based, substance abuse treatment programs for recently paroled, substance-dependent individuals. The primary aim of the programs was to treat participants’ substance abuse in the community while reducing their likelihood of reoffending. The program is rated Promising. Program participants were less likely to be convicted of a new crime, when compared with the community comparison group; this was a statistically significant difference.
Date Posted:
10/10/17
None
Program Profile: Mentally Ill Offender Community Transition Program (Washington)
Effective | One study
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Prisons, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Reentry, Inmate programs, Recidivism, Crime prevention
The program is targeted at individuals whose mental illnesses are seen as instrumental in their offenses, and who are likely to qualify for and benefit from publicly supported treatment in the community. The overall goal is to reduce recidivism . The program is rated Effective. Participants in the program were less likely to be convicted of any new offense and convicted of felony offenses, compared with the matched comparison group. The difference was statistically significant.
Date Posted:
9/25/17
None
Program Profile: Discretionary Parole in New Jersey
Promising | One study
Parole, Prisons, Reentry, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Sentencing, Courts
This allows individuals to be released early from a prison in New Jersey and complete the remainder of their sentences under supervision, with the goal of reducing recidivism. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group released early from prison had statistically significantly lower rates of reconviction, number of days until reconviction, re-arrests, and days to re-arrest, compared with those who had completed their entire sentences and were unconditionally released to the community.
Date Posted:
9/25/17
None
Program Profile: Intensive Supervision for Persons on Probation at High-Risk of Committing Offenses (California)
Ineffective | One study
Probation, Federal parole guidelines, Community corrections, Reentry
This is an enhanced probation intervention targeted at high-risk individuals in three counties in California. The program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant effects of the intervention on rearrest. At one site, the treatment group had statistically significantly more technical violations, than the comparison group; however, there were no statistically significant effects on technical violation rates at the other two sites.
Date Posted:
9/20/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Minnesota Prison Work Release Program
Promising | One study
Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs
This program was designed to help individuals make a successful transition from prison to the community through provision of stable housing and support to obtain employment. The program is rated Promising. Program participants had a statistically significant decrease in rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration rates, and an improvement in employment and number of hours worked. However, participants also had a statistically significant higher likelihood of revocations for technical violations.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
None
Program Profile: Philadelphia (Penn.) Intensive Aftercare Probation Program
Promising | One study
Probation, Reentry, Violent offenders, Case Management, Corrections, Community corrections, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention
This program was an intensive alternative reintegration program for high-risk male juveniles who were being released to probation from a juvenile corrections facility. The program is rated Promising. Results showed that while there were no differences between the treatment and comparison groups on the percent who had been re-arrested during the 9-month follow up, the treatment group had a statistically significantly lower number of re-arrests than the comparison group.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Returning Home - Ohio (RHO) Pilot Program
Promising | One study
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Community corrections, Prisons, Correctional facilities, Reentry, Crime prevention
This program linked incarcerated persons who had disabilities and were at risk for homelessness to supportive housing upon their release from prison. The goal was to reduce recidivism, homelessness, and multiple systems use. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to statistically significantly reduce the probability of rearrest (but not re-incarceration) and length of time from release to rearrest; however, treatment group participants were rearrested more frequently.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
None
Program Profile: Skillman Intensive Aftercare Program (Pittsburgh and Detroit)
Ineffective | More than one study
Reentry, Case Management, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18)
This was an aftercare program in Pittsburgh (Penn.) and Detroit (Mich.) for juveniles transitioning out of a residential correctional program. The intent of the program was to decrease instances of reconviction and re-arrest among participating youths after their release into the community. The program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant effects on rates of reconviction and rearrest among program participants in either city.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Earned Early Release (Washington State)
Promising | One study
Parole, Probation, Sentencing guidelines, Courts, Prisons, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Reentry, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Intimate partner violence, Violent crime
Under a 2003 Washington State law, incarcerated individuals who had committed certain nonviolent offenses were able to acquire earlier release time of up to 50 percent of their maximum sentence. The program is rated Promising. Individuals who were released early under the law had a statistically significant lower rate of felony convictions, compared with individuals who were not released early; however, there was no statistically significant difference on violent convictions.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
None
Program Profile: Florida Work Release Program
Promising | One study
Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Sentencing, Courts, Inmate assistance programs, Employment initiatives, Reentry
This reentry program allows individuals who are nearing the end of their custodial sentences to work regular jobs in the community. The program is based in work release centers in participants’ counties of residence in Florida. The program is rated as Promising. The program was found to have a statistically significant effect on reducing reconvictions of participants and increasing their employment and quarterly earnings post-release.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
None
Program Profile: North Carolina Vocational Delivery System
Ineffective | One study
Crime prevention, Recidivism, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs
This program was designed to assist justice-involved young adults (ages 18 to 22) in obtaining postrelease employment. It involved an integrated system of vocational training and reentry services to reduce the rate of rearrest after release. This program is rated No Effects. Results suggest there were no statistically significant differences in measures of recidivism and employment between young adults who participated in the program, compared with those who did not participate.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Brief Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol Use (Incarcerated Women)
Ineffective | One study
Alcohol, Prisons, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Community corrections, Reentry, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs
This program was designed to provide an alcohol intervention to incarcerated women with hazardous drinking habits who were being released from prison. The program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant differences between the treatment and comparison groups on the number of days abstinent from alcohol consumption at the 6-month follow up.
Date Posted:
9/5/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Indianapolis (Indiana) Reentry Project
Ineffective | One study
Parole, Probation, Community corrections, Corrections, Prisons
This was a reentry program in which individuals returning from prison were ordered by their parole or probation officers to participate in a 1-hour meeting within 90 days of their release. The meetings were meant to convey an intolerance for violence in the community and to allow the individuals to connect with service providers. The program is rated Ineffective. The program was shown to have no statistically significant effects on the likelihood of rearrest and the time to rearrest.
Date Posted:
8/22/17
None
Program Profile: College Program at Maryland Correctional Training Center (MCTC)
Promising | One study
Corrections, Reentry, Inmate programs, Crime prevention, Recidivism
This program offered postsecondary education for incarcerated individuals to reduce or break the cycle of continued or repeated criminal behavior. The program is rated Promising. Participants in the program had a statistically significant lower rate of arrests for a new crime than comparison group members.
Date Posted:
8/22/17
None
Program Profile: Social Support Treatment with Drug Testing (Maryland)
Promising | One study
Drug testing, Parole, Cocaine, Heroin, Corrections, Community corrections, Reentry, Crime prevention, Substance abuse, Cocaine, Opioids
This program involves social support integrated with regular drug testing for recently paroled individuals who have a history of heroin and cocaine abuse. The program is rated Promising. Program participants had a statistically significant lower rate of reconviction, arrest, and incarceration, compared with the comparison group; however, there were no statistically significant effects on employment. Program participants also had a statistically significant higher positive drug-testing rate.
Date Posted:
8/22/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (Midwestern State)
Promising | One study
Parole, Probation, Prisons, Community corrections, Corrections
This program provides enhanced reentry services to support parolees with successful transition back into the community. The program follows the principles of the risk-needs-responsivity model by targeting services to those with highest risk, addressing dynamic risk factors, and emphasizing cognitive-behavioral strategies throughout the program. The program is rated Promising. The program was found to have a statistically significant effect on reconviction, but no effect on return to prison.
Date Posted:
8/22/17
None
Program Profile: Avon Park Youth Academy and STREET Smart Aftercare Program
Ineffective | One study
Training, Mental health, Diversion, Intake/assessment, Jobs and workforce development, Young juvenile offenders, Access to education, Reentry, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Inmate assistance programs, Employment initiatives
This program was located at a secure-custody residential facility that provided educational and vocational training to moderate-risk male youth. The program is rated Ineffective. Participants showed a statistically significant greater likelihood of obtaining a degree, compared with nonparticipants. However, there were no statistically significant differences in any arrest for any offense overall and felony arrest specifically, employment, time employed, or higher education enrollment.
Date Posted:
8/8/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Texas Intensive Supervision Parole (Houston and Dallas)
Ineffective | More than one study
Burglary, Larceny/theft, Assault, Homicide, Robbery, Drug testing, Parole, Drug possession, Community corrections, Prisons, Reentry
This program was designed to increase monitoring and control of persons on parole who demonstrated poor parole performance and were at high risk of returning to prison for a parole violation. This program is rated Ineffective There were no statistically significant differences in reconviction, rearrest, and employment rates between groups in both Houston and Dallas. In Houston, program participants were significantly more likely to have technical violations than those in the control group.
Date Posted:
8/8/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Wayne County (Michigan) Second Chance Reentry Program
Promising | One study
Mental health, Reentry, Case Management, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Corrections, Inmate programs, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice
This is a reentry program designed to reduce recidivism and increase reentry services for males, ages 13 to 18, who have committed offenses and are placed in a locked, residential treatment facility. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to statistically significantly decrease recidivism rates among youths who participated in the program, compared with youths who received services as usual.
Date Posted:
8/8/17
None
Program Profile: Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (North Dakota)
Promising | One study
Parole, Corrections, Community corrections
This program provides enhanced reentry services to support persons on parole with successful transition back into the community. Services include chemical dependency treatment, psychiatric treatment, educational training, and assistance in finding housing. The program is rated Promising. The program was found to have a statistically significant, moderate effect on rearrest, but no statistically significant effect on revocation of parole.
Date Posted:
8/8/17
None
Program Profile: Collaborative Behavioral Management in Six Sites
Ineffective | One study
Parole, Corrections, Community corrections, Reentry, Drugs, Substance abuse
This program involved collaborative sessions among a parole officer, treatment counselor, and the person on parole. The intervention provided parole officers with positive tools to manage the behavior of people on parole. The program aimed to reduce substance use, crime, and re-arrest among drug-involved people on parole. The program is rated Ineffective. Results showed that the intervention did not significantly reduce re-arrest or overall drug use.
Date Posted:
7/31/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Regional Treatment Centre Sex Offender Treatment Program (Canada)
Ineffective | One study
Sex offenders, Sex offender management, Corrections, Prisons, Reentry, Inmate programs, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention
This inpatient program provides group and individual therapy to those who have committed sexual offenses and have recently been released from prison in Ontario, Canada. The program is rated Ineffective. There was no significant difference in sexual recidivism rates between the treatment group and the comparison group.
Date Posted:
7/31/17
None
Program Profile: Challenge Incarceration Program (CIP)
Promising | One study
Prisons, Corrections, Reentry, Inmate programs
This boot camp intervention in Minnesota combines a traditional military institutional program for 6 months with two 6-month phases of intensive, supervised release aftercare. The program is rated Promising. Program participants had statistically significant lower rates of re-arrest, felony reconviction, and return to prison for a new offense than the comparison group, but no statistically significant difference in the rate of return to prison for any offense.
Date Posted:
7/31/17
None
Program Profile: San Diego (Calif.) Prisoner Reentry Program
Ineffective | One study
Parole, Community corrections, Prisons, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism
The program, established by Senate Bill 618, aimed to educate and rehabilitate incarcerated individuals who committed nonviolent felony offenses in an effort to reduce recidivism and revocations to prison. The program is rated Ineffective. There was a statistically significant impact on program participants’ rates of rearrest. However, there were no statistically significant differences on reconviction and return to prison rates between program participants and those who were not in the program.
Date Posted:
7/31/17
None
Program Profile: Opportunity to Succeed (OPTS)
Ineffective | One study
Alcohol-Related Offenses, Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Intimate partner violence, Violent crime
This program was designed to reduce relapse and criminal recidivism by providing comprehensive aftercare services to individuals convicted of felonies, with alcohol- and drug-related histories. The program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant program effects on rearrests, substance abuse relapse, or employment.
Date Posted:
7/31/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Back Door Electronic Monitoring (Sweden)
Promising | One study
Reentry, Community corrections, Corrections, Prisons, Sentencing, Courts
This program in Sweden involves the use of an ankle bracelet to determine the location of an individual who has been released following a short-term stay in prison. The overall goal is to reduce reoffending rates of participants. The program is rated Promising. Significantly fewer program participants were convicted of a new offense and sentenced to prison at the 3-year follow up, compared with control group participants.
Date Posted:
7/31/17
None
Program Profile: High Intensity Training (HIT) Regime at Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institution (England)
Ineffective | One study
Reentry, Corrections
This program is a correctional boot camp that combines elements of military training with elements of rehabilitation to prepare individuals ages 18 to 21 (considered “young offenders”) for reentry into their communities. The program is rated Ineffective. At the 10-year follow up, there was no statistically significant impact on reconviction rates. Program participants had a statistically significant fewer number of reconvictions, compared with the control group; however, the difference was small.
Date Posted:
7/31/17
None
Program Profile: Enhanced Thinking Skills (England)
Effective | More than one study
Corrections, Correctional facilities, Prisons, Reentry, Inmate programs
This is a prison-based, cognitive–behavioral skills enhancement program in England. The program is rated Effective. Program participants showed statistically significant reductions in reconviction rates and frequency of reoffending, compared with nonparticipants. However, there was no statistically significant difference between groups in severe offense reconviction rates.
Date Posted:
6/27/17
None
Program Profile: Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (Cook County, Ill.)
Ineffective | One study
Jails, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Reentry, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Alcohol, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs
This intervention linked women who committed nonviolent offenses to community-based, substance use treatment after release from jail. It was designed to reduce recidivism and alcohol and drug use, and to promote long-term recovery. This program is rated Ineffective. The treatment group had a statistically significant greater likelihood of participating in substance use treatment; however, there were no significant effects for recidivism, alcohol and drug use, or number of days spent in jail.
Date Posted:
6/6/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Community Mediation Maryland Re-Entry Mediation
Promising | One study
Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate programs, Crime prevention
This program brings together inmates, their families, and other supporters to discuss inmates’ past experiences and future expectations in a mediated session. The session is designed to facilitate communication, understanding, and a plan for reentry to help inmates successfully transition into the community after release. The program is rated Promising. This program showed a statistically significant reduction in rearrest, reconviction, and return to prison for program participants.
Date Posted:
5/15/17
None
Program Profile: Minnesota's Enhanced Supervision Release Program
Ineffective | One study
Parole, Probation, Community corrections, Corrections, Reentry, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Diversion, Courts
This was an intensive, supervised release program for persons at high risk for reoffense and who were mandated to residential treatment upon release from prison. The program gradually reduced restrictions as the persons on parole transitioned back into the community. The program is rated Ineffective. Results showed no statistically significant effects on recidivism measures, including rearrest, revocation for technical violations, reconviction, and days in prison.
Date Posted:
4/24/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Residential Aftercare Component of Quehanna (PA) Motivational Boot Camp Program
Ineffective | One study
Drug testing, Mental health, Corrections, Reentry, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Drugs
This program provides residential aftercare services for those with substance abuse issues who have completed the 6-month Quehanna (PA) Motivational Boot Camp Program. The program is rated Ineffective. An examination of the impact of both 30- and 90-day aftercare programs found no statistically significant effects of treatment of either dosage on recidivism.
Date Posted:
4/24/17
None
Program Profile: Quehanna (PA) Motivational Boot Camp
Promising | One study
Drug testing, Mental health, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault
This 6-month program aims to reduce recidivism by diverting eligible candidates from prison to a boot camp that promotes discipline, structure, and characteristics of good citizenship and seeks to improve skills for reentry into the community. The program is rated Promising. Boot camp participants had statistically significantly lower rates of recidivism (measured as both rearrest and reincarceration) compared with nonparticipants at the 3-year follow-up.
Date Posted:
4/24/17
None
Program Profile: Connections Program (San Diego, Calif.)
Ineffective | One study
Mental health, Jails, Corrections, Reentry
This program used coordinated service teams to support mentally ill individuals leaving prison in transitioning back into the community. The program is rated Ineffective. Program participants showed a statistically significant lower likelihood of returning to jail during the program treatment period. However, there were no statistically significant effects on reconvictions during the program treatment period or return to jail at the 6-month follow up.
Date Posted:
4/17/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Wichita (Kansas) Work Release Program
Promising | One study
Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism
This is a reentry program designed to facilitate selected individuals’ transition from incarceration to community living by providing work opportunities outside of correctional facilities and less structured housing alternatives. The program is rated Promising. Program completers had statistically significantly lower recidivism rates, compared with comparison group members who did not participate in the program, at the 3-year follow-up period.
Date Posted:
4/17/17
None
Program Profile: Ohio's Progressive Sanctioning Grid
Ineffective | One study
Corrections, Community corrections, Courts
This program uses progressive sanction guidelines from the Ohio Adult Parole Authority to determine the appropriate amount of response by authorities with regard to individuals who violate supervision. The program is rated Ineffective. There was no statistically significant impact on risk of felony reoffending and major violation behavior in the first year of supervision.
Date Posted:
4/17/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Postsecondary Correctional Education (New Mexico)
Promising | One study
Prisons, Corrections, Reentry, Inmate programs
The program provides postsecondary educational classes and programs to prisoners via one-way Internet courses or onsite vocational instruction. The goal of the program is to reduce arrests following release from prison. The program is rated Promising. This program was shown to statistically significantly reduce arrests within the 1-year follow-up period.
Date Posted:
3/13/17
None
Program Profile: Lifestyle Change Program
Promising | One study
Mental health, Reentry, Corrections, Inmate programs, Crime prevention, Recidivism
This is a psychological intervention for incarcerated males, which addresses the lifestyle concepts around crime, drug use, and gambling. The main objective of the program is to reduce recidivism through introducing program participants to lifestyle changes centering on the identification of conditions, choices, and cognition of crimes. The program is rated Promising. The program participants were statistically significantly less likely to be rearrested and reincarcerated during the follow up.
Date Posted:
3/13/17
None
Program Profile: EMPLOY (Minnesota)
Promising | One study
Prisons, Inmate programs, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs
This is a prisoner-reentry employment program designed to reduce recidivism by helping participants find and retain employment after release from prison. The program is rated Promising. Participants had statistically significant lower rates of reconviction, rearrest, reincarceration, and revocations, and higher rates of employment and hours worked, compared with nonparticipants. However, there was no statistically significant difference between groups in hourly wage.
Date Posted:
3/13/17
None
Program Profile: Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA)
Ineffective | One study
Jails, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Prisons, Reentry, Sentencing, Courts, Employment initiatives
This is a transitional employment program that gives those who are newly released from prison the opportunity to work and find housing. RWA seeks to provide clients with work and foundational skills so that they can find a job, secure housing, and become financially independent. The program is rated Ineffective. After 3 years, RWA showed a statistically significant positive impact on jail sentences, but there was no statistically significant impact on arrests, convictions, and prison sentences.
Date Posted:
3/13/17
None
Program Profile: Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration (TJRD)
Ineffective | One study
Corrections, Prisons, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Employment initiatives
This program is designed to improve behavioral and performance job skills, provide services and support, and help find job placements for participants leaving prison. The program is rated Ineffective. The results showed that participation in transitional job services had no statistically significant impact on employment or recidivism over the 2-year follow-up.
Date Posted:
3/13/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Primary Care-Based Complex Care Management (San Francisco, Calif.)
Ineffective | One study
Corrections, Prisons, Reentry, Health and mental health, Recidivism, Crime prevention
This program is designed to provide a lower cost alternative to emergency medical treatment for chronically ill individuals who have been recently released from prison. The program is rated No Effects. Treatment group participants had statistically significantly lower rates of emergency room use, compared with the control group. However, there was no impact on recidivism and primary care utilization.
Date Posted:
3/13/17
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: New Jersey Adult Diagnostic Treatment Center (ADTC)
Promising | One study
Sex offenders, Mental health, Sex offender management, Corrections, Prisons, Correctional facilities, Reentry, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Rape and sexual assault
The program provides cognitive–behavioral treatment and relapse prevention to people who commit repetitive, compulsive sex offenses. Cognitive–behavioral treatments focus on reconstructing person’s cognitive distortions; relapse prevention focuses on pattern recognition and breaking the cycle of recommitting sex crimes. The program is rated Promising. The intervention participants showed a statistically significant lower likelihood of recidivating, compared with the general prison-population.
Date Posted:
3/6/17
None
Program Profile: The Canton of Vaud (CV) Community Supervision Program (Switzerland)
Ineffective | One study
Community corrections, Corrections, Reentry, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Sentencing, Courts
This program was designed to provide a community service alternative to short custodial sentences for inmates, with the goal of improving measures of recidivism (reconviction) and social integration (marriage/employment). This program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant, long-term effects on reconviction and social integration.
Date Posted:
11/28/16
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Allegheny County (Pa.) Jail-Based Reentry Specialist Program
Effective | One study
Corrections, Jails, Correctional facilities, Crime prevention, Recidivism
This was a two-phase reentry program with an overall goal of reducing recidivism and improving incarcerated persons’ transition into the community. Phase 1 provided incarcerated persons with in-jail programming and services to prepare them for release. Phase 2 provided them with up to 12 months of supportive services in the community. The program was rated Effective. Program participants had a 10 percent chance of rearrest, compared with a 34 percent chance for the comparison group.
Date Posted:
10/24/16
None
Program Profile: Allegheny County (Pa.) Jail-Based Reentry Case Management Program
Ineffective | One study
Parole, Probation, Community corrections, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism
This was a mandatory jail reentry program with an overall goal of reducing recidivism and improving incarcerated persons’ transition into the community. The program connected incarcerated persons to Reentry Probation Officers to help with pre-release reentry planning and continued supervision following release. The program was rated Ineffective. No statistically significant differences were found between program participants and the comparison group on probation violations and probability of rear
Date Posted:
10/24/16
None
Program Profile: Minnesota Comprehensive Offender Reentry Plan (MCORP)
Promising | One study
Prisons, Inmate programs, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Crime prevention, Recidivism
This was a case management program implemented in seven different correctional institutions across Minnesota. The program connected caseworkers in prisons with supervision agents in the communities to which participants return upon release from prison. The program is rated Promising. It statistically significantly reduced recidivism as measured by rearrest, reconviction, technical violation revocation, and reincarceration for any reason, but had no impact on new offense reincarceration.
Date Posted:
9/6/16
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Moving On (Minnesota)
Promising | One study
Reentry, Corrections, Inmate programs
This is a curriculum-based, gender-responsive intervention created to address the different cognitive–behavioral needs of incarcerated women. The program is rated Promising. Participants in the program had a statistically significant lower likelihood to be rearrested and reconvicted, compared with the control group participants; however, the program did not have a significant impact on reincarcerations for a new offense and technical violation revocations.
Date Posted:
6/27/16
None
Program Profile: Prison Industry Enhancement Certificate Program (PIECP)
Promising | One study
Prisons, Correctional facilities, Inmate programs, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Inmate assistance programs, Employment initiatives
The program engages persons incarcerated in state prison in private sector jobs (which pay minimum wage or higher), in an effort to increase post-release employment and reduce recidivism. The program is rated Promising. Compared with those who worked in traditional prison industries and participated in other activities such as education and drug treatment, treatment group participants showed a statistically significant increase in post-release employment and a decrease in recidivism rates.
Date Posted:
3/28/16
None
Program Profile: Community-based Residential Programs (Ohio)
Promising | One study
Parole, Mental health, Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Inmate assistance programs, Employment initiatives
This program is designed to reduce recidivism by placing released those convicted of offenses in halfway houses and community-based correctional facilities in Ohio, to provide a range of programming related to chemical dependency, education, employment, and family relationships. The program is rated Promising. Participants in the treatment group had a statistically significant lower number of new arrests and reincarcerations, compared with those in the comparison group, at the 2-year follow up.
Date Posted:
2/29/16
None
Program Profile: Mental Health Services Continuum Program (Calif.)
Promising | One study
Parole, Mental health, Community corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Adult community-based corrections
The program targets persons on parole with mental health problems and provides services to enhance their level of individual functioning in the community. The overall goal is to reduce recidivism of mentally ill persons on parole and improve public safety. The program is rated Promising. Persons on parole who participated in the program showed a statistically significant reduction in the odds of being returned to custody.
Date Posted:
1/26/16
None
Program Profile: Offender Reentry Community Safety Program
Promising | One study
Parole, Mental health, Prisons, Inmate programs, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism
Formerly called the Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender Program, this is a reentry-planning and service program aimed at reducing recidivism for dangerously mentally ill people in Washington State. The program is rated Promising. Program participants had statistically significantly lower violent felony and overall felony recidivism rates compared with the matched control group 4 years following release from prison.
Date Posted:
11/16/15
None
Program Profile: Washington State's Residential Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative
Promising | One study
Corrections, Reentry, Inmate programs, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Courts, Drugs, Substance abuse
This program is an alternative to incarceration for felons with substance abuse problems. In lieu of confinement, they must successfully complete a residential, chemical-dependency treatment program in the community. The program is rated Promising. Residential DOSA was shown to statistically significantly reduce overall recidivism rates compared with prison-based DOSA.
Date Posted:
11/10/15
None
Program Profile: Random Drug Testing with Immediate Results and Immediate Sanctions
Promising | One study
Alcohol-Related Offenses, Drug testing, Parole, Cocaine, Heroin, Alcohol, Reentry, Community corrections, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Courts, Illegal substances, Opioids
This program was an experiment that was conducted to examine the efficacy of alternative methods of instant drug testing, and to determine how the different methods affected rates of relapse and recidivism of parolees with substance abuse issues. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group experienced a statistically significant decrease in rates of relapse, but no statistically significant difference in recidivism, compared with the control group.
Date Posted:
9/14/15
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative (CAGI)
Promising | One study
Gang Crime, Gun violence, Homicide, Community policing, Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention
A crime focused initiative, designed to address gang-related gun homicides in selected cities. The initiative involved a comprehensive model of suppression (enforcement), prevention, and reentry. The program is rated Promising. There was a significant reduction in gun homicides related to gang crime in cities that implemented the initiative.
Date Posted:
4/20/15
None
Program Profile: Minnesota's Affordable Homes Program
Ineffective | One study
Prisons, Inmate programs, Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs
This is a prison work crew program designed to increase the availability of affordable low-income housing while training inmates in construction-industry-specific occupational skills. The program is rated Ineffective. The program had a statistically significant effect on participants’ likelihood of gaining employment in the construction field. However, there were no statistically significant effects on rearrests, reconvictions, and reincarceration.
Date Posted:
2/23/15
None
Program Profile: Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program
Ineffective | One study
Drug testing, Parole, Prisons, Corrections
This is a community-based prisoner reentry program that provides substance abuse treatment to medium-to high-risk individuals placed on 24-month community correctional supervision. The program is rated Ineffective. The preponderance of evidence suggests that the program had no statistically significant effect on program participants in measures of rearrest, reincarceration, and relapse.
Date Posted:
5/21/14
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: InnerChange Freedom Initiative (Minnesota)
Promising | One study
Prisons, Inmate programs, Corrections, Employment initiatives
This is a voluntary, faith-based prisoner reentry program that attempts to prepare inmates for reintegration into the community, employment, family, and other significant relationships through programming. The program is rated Promising. There were statistically significant reductions in rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration rates for the treatment group, compared with the comparison group. However, there was no statistically significant impact on revocations for a technical violation.
Date Posted:
4/7/14
None
Program Profile: Operation New Hope
Promising | One study
Parole, Reentry, Violent offenders, Treatment, Community corrections, Corrections, Juvenile detention, Child health and welfare, Drugs, Drug treatment
This is a curriculum-based aftercare program designed to assist chronic, high-risk juveniles in their reintegration to the community after they are released from secure confinement. The program is rated Promising. Participants in the treatment group had a statistically significant lower number of rearrests and revocations and lower likelihood of substance use and associations with negative peers, compared with participants in the control group.
Date Posted:
7/20/12
None
Program Profile: Minnesota Prison-Based Sex Offender Treatment Program
Promising | One study
Sex offenders, Mental health, Prisons, Inmate programs, Reentry, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime
This is a program, provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections, which offers treatment, therapy, and transitional services to convicted males in prison. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group inmates had a statistically significant lower likelihood of being rearrested for sex offenses, violent offenses, or any offenses, compared with comparison group inmates who did not receive any treatment.
Date Posted:
5/21/12
None
Program Profile: Thinking for a Change
Promising | One study
Probation, Mental health, Reentry, Corrections, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention
This is a cognitive–behavioral curriculum developed by the National Institute of Corrections, which was designed to change the criminogenic thinking of persons convicted of a crime. The program includes cognitive restructuring, social skills development, and development of problem-solving skills. The program is rated Promising. Persons in the treatment group were found to be less likely to recidivate, compared with those in the control group, at the 6-month follow-up. This difference was statist
Date Posted:
5/4/12
None
Program Profile: Transitional Case Management
Ineffective | One study
Parole, Corrections, Community corrections, Reentry, Alcohol, Legal substances, Drugs
This is a strengths-based, case management intervention that provided expanded case management services to incarcerated persons during their transition from incarceration to the community. The program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant differences between the transitional case management treatment group and the standard referral control group in nights spent in residential substance abuse treatment or in past 30-day drug or alcohol use, at the 9-month follow up.
Date Posted:
3/6/12
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Project Greenlight
Re-Arrest (Any Offense)
Re-Arrest (Felonies)
Parole Revocation
Mental health, Prisons, Corrections, Inmate programs, Community corrections, Corrections, Reentry
This is an institution-based transitional services demonstration program, designed to be a short, intensive intervention, which could provide a greater number of individuals with reentry services at a lower cost. The program is rated No Effects. Program participants showed a statistically significant higher rate of parole revocation and rearrests for new offenses, compared with comparison group participants. However, there were no significant differences in felony rearrest rates between groups.
Date Posted:
6/15/11
None
Program Profile: Community and Law Enforcement Resources Together (ComALERT)
Promising | One study
Parole, Mental health, Reentry, Corrections, Community corrections, Corrections, Employment initiatives, Legal substances, Drugs, Policing strategies, Crime prevention
This is a reentry program in Brooklyn, N.Y., that provides substance abuse treatment, employment, and housing services for parolees. The program is rated Promising. Participants demonstrated a statistically significant lower likelihood of being rearrested or reconvicted, compared with the matched control group. However, there were no significant differences in employment and earnings, cohabitating with a partner and regular contact with their children, or drug and alcohol use.
Date Posted:
6/10/11
None
Program Profile: Amity In-Prison Therapeutic Community
Promising | One study
Reentry, Corrections, Inmate programs, Drugs, Drug treatment
This program provides intensive treatment in a dedicated housing unit to male incarcerated persons with substance abuse problems during the last 9 to 12 months of their prison terms. The program is rated Promising. Participants had statistically significant lower reincarceration rates at the 24-month and 5-year follow-up periods, compared with the control group. There were no significant differences between the groups in reincarceration rates at the 36-month follow up or in drug use at the 5-year follow up.
Date Posted:
6/10/11
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Boston (Massachusetts) Reentry Initiative (BRI)
Promising | One study
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Jails, Correctional facilities, Community corrections, Crime prevention
This interagency public safety initiative aims to help incarcerated violent adults who have been convicted of a crime transition back to their neighborhoods following release from jail through various services. The program is rated Promising. The study found that after 3 years statistically significantly fewer program participants had been arrested for any crime and violent crime compared to the control group. The program was also associated with reductions in the subsequent overall time to arre
Date Posted:
6/10/11
None
Program Profile: Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)
Promising | More than one study
Marijuana, Alcohol, Juvenile health, Mental health, Substance abuse, Reentry, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Crime prevention, Juvenile detention, Drugs, Legal substances, Drugs
This is a behavioral intervention for youth, which is designed to reduce drug and alcohol use and promote an abstinent lifestyle. The program is rated Promising. Participants showed a statistically significant reduction in alcohol use, other drug use, and depressive symptoms, and an increase in linkage to continuing care services, adherence to the continuing care model, and social stability. However, there was no statistically significant effect on high-risk behaviors or delinquency.
Date Posted:
6/10/11
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Forever Free
Promising | One study
Parole, Corrections, Prisons, Recidivism, Reentry, Crime prevention, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs, Drugs
This prison-based substance abuse treatment program for women near the end of their incarceration period is designed to reduce substance use and recidivism following release. The program is rated Promising. The intervention group reported statistically significantly fewer arrests and reconvictions and less drug use at follow up compared with the comparison group. However, there was no statistically significant effect on reincarceration and employment.
Date Posted:
6/8/11
None
Program Profile: Delaware KEY/Crest Substance Abuse Programs
Promising | One study
Corrections, Correctional facilities, Prisons, Inmate programs, Reentry, Drugs, Rape and sexual assault
This program uses a drug treatment continuum of prison-based therapeutic community and residential work release for drug-involved convicted persons. The program is rated Promising. Results showed statistically significant increases in remaining drug-free after 3 years and increases in condom use after 6 months; however, there were no statistically significant effects in being injection-free (after 6 months) or arrest-free (after 3 years).
Date Posted:
6/7/11
None
Program Profile: Equipping Youth to Help One Another (EQUIP)
Promising | One study
Reentry, Youth development, Treatment, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Correctional facilities, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention, Child health and welfare, Juvenile (under 18), Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention
This is a multicomponent treatment program administered in juvenile correctional facilities for youth with conduct disorders. This program is rated Promising. Program youth showed statistically significant improvements in social skills and had statistically significant fewer instances of self-reported and staff-reported institutional misconduct, compared with control group youth. However, there were no significant differences between groups on measures of moral judgment.
Date Posted:
6/6/11
None
Program Profile: Preventing Parolee Crime Program (PPCP)
Promising | One study
Parole, Reentry, Corrections, Community corrections, Prisons, Recidivism, Crime prevention
This is a multidimensional, parole-based reintegration program that aims to reduce parolees’ crime and reincarceration by providing them with services that can facilitate a successful reintegration into society following release from prison. The program is rated Promising. Parolees who participated in the program had a statistically significant lower likelihood of reincarceration, compared with parolees who did not participate.
Date Posted:
6/3/11
None
Program Profile: Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE)
Promising | One study
Drug testing, Probation, Reentry, Corrections, Community corrections
This is a community supervision strategy for substance-abusing probationers, particularly those who have long histories of drug use and involvement with the criminal justice system and are considered at high risk of failing probation or returning to prison. The program is rated Promising. Participants were less likely to miss appointments with probation officers, use drugs, and be arrested, compared with the control group. These differences were statistically significant.
Date Posted:
5/31/11
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS)
Promising | One study
Training, Probation, Corrections, Reentry, Recidivism, Crime prevention
This is a job-training program for probation officers (POs) to help them apply the risk–need–responsivity (RNR) model with adults who are on probation. The program is rated Promising. Treatment POs demonstrated a statistically significant higher level of quality in demonstrating RNR–based correctional and intervention skills, compared with the control group; however, there were mixed results in discussions on any and all criminogenic needs and no statistically significant difference in recidivis
Date Posted:
5/26/11
Randomized Controlled Trial
Program Profile: Auglaize County (Ohio) Transition (ACT) Program
Promising | One study
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Jails, Correctional facilities, Recidivism, Crime prevention
This is a jail reentry program that works to reduce inmates’ recidivism once they reenter the community, in part by linking them to various resources. The program is rated Promising. Approximately 12 percent of program participants were rearrested during the 12-month follow-up period, compared with 82 percent of control group participants, a statistically significant difference.
Date Posted:
5/25/11
None
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Practice Profile: Skill-Building Interventions for Delinquent Behaviors of Youth
Crime & Delinquency | Recidivism
Probation, Reentry, Treatment, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Young adults (18-24), Juvenile detention
This practice involves the use of skill-building interventions to prevent antisocial and delinquent behaviors in youth (ages 12 to 21) and to reduce juvenile recidivism. Skill-building interventions tend to be behavioral in approach or focus on instruction aimed at developing specific skills. The practice is rated Promising in reducing juvenile recidivism.
Date Posted:
9/8/21
Practice Profile: Cognitive–Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Juveniles and Young Adults Adjudicated for an Offense in Europe
Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Reentry, Treatment, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Juvenile (under 18), Adjudication
This practice involves the use of cognitive–behavioral interventions to reduce the reoffending of juveniles and young adults adjudicated for an offense in Europe. Cognitive–behavioral interventions include various similar therapies, including thinking skills programs, social skills and problem-solving approaches, and reinforcement of behavioral change. This practice is rated Promising for the reduction of reoffending.
Date Posted:
7/30/21
Practice Profile: Rehabilitation Programs for Adults Convicted of a Crime
Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types
Parole, Probation, Mental health, Drug courts, Mental health courts, Jails, Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate assistance programs, Prisons, Reentry, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Problem-solving courts, Prosecution, Law enforcement, Drug treatment
This practice includes programs that are designed to reduce recidivism among adults by improving their behaviors, skills, mental health, social functioning, and access to education and employment. They may become participants in rehabilitation programs during multiple points in their involvement with the criminal justice system. This practice is rated Promising for reducing recidivism among adults who have been convicted of an offense.
Date Posted:
2/11/20
Practice Profile: Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Strategies for Drug-Involved Individuals
Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types
Drug testing, Parole, Probation, Community corrections, Corrections, Reentry, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Courts
The practice comprises supervision strategies used by community supervision officers to address violation behavior of drug-involved individuals on probation and parole who are being supervised in the community. The goals are to generate greater compliance with supervision terms and, as a result, reduce recidivism. The practice is rated Promising for reducing crime rates of drug-involved individuals supervised in the community.
Date Posted:
11/5/18
Practice Profile: Adult Reentry Programs
Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types
Mental health, Reentry courts, Jails, Prisons, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Inmate programs, Probation, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Problem-solving courts, Law enforcement
This practice involves correctional programs that focus on the transition of individuals from prison into the community. Reentry programs involve treatment or services that have been initiated while the individual is in custody and a follow-up component after the individual is released. The practice is rated Promising for reducing recidivism.
Date Posted:
7/9/18
Practice Profile: Juvenile Reentry Programs
Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types
Parole, Probation, Reentry, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention
This practice consists of reintegrative programs and services designed to prepare juveniles, who were placed out of their homes, for reentry into the community. The overall goal is to reduce the recidivism rate of juveniles released from out-of-home placements. The practice is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in the recidivism rates of juveniles who participated in the reentry programs, compared with juveniles in the comparison groups.
Date Posted:
1/4/16
Practice Profile: Noncustodial Employment Programs for Individuals with Recent Criminal Records
Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types
Barriers to ex-offender employment, Reentry, Recidivism, Corrections, Crime prevention, Employment initiatives
This practice involves job training and career development for people with a recent criminal record in order to increase employment and reduce recidivism. These programs take place outside of the traditional custodial correctional setting, after they are released. The practice is rated Ineffective in reducing criminal behavior for participants in noncustodial employment training programs compared with those who did not participate.
Date Posted:
8/26/14
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