Treatment of felony drug offenders

Cognitive behavioral treatment of felony drug offenders: a five-year recidivism report.

Abstract

70 male felony offenders treated with the cognitive behavioral approach of Moral Reconation Therapy during and after reincarceration were assessed for reincarceration and rearrests five years after their release. They were compared to a nontreated control group of 82 male felony offenders. Reincarceration in the treated group (37.1%) was significantly lower than recidivism in controls (54.9%). Also, the treated group showed fewer rearrests and fewer days of additional sentence.
 
Psychol Rep. 1993 Dec;73(3 Pt 2):1089-90.
Little GL, Robinson KD, Burnette KD
Correctional Counseling, Inc.
 
Memphis, TN 38115
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8115559