Highlights The USDOJ states that they have programs that massively reduce offender recidivism (arrests and incarceration after prison). I assume that the DOJ will now…
View More Did The The DOJ Just Solve The Problem Of Massive Offender Recidivism?Tag: rehabilitation
Advocates Insist That Offender Rehabilitation Programs Work-Are They Right?
Highlights Do programs for criminal offenders work? Per US Department of Justice data, most don’t. There are daily articles stating that programs significantly reduce recidivism.…
View More Advocates Insist That Offender Rehabilitation Programs Work-Are They Right?Criminal Rehabilitation Programs-Some Work-Most Don’t
Offender Rehabilitation And Reentry Programs-What Works “Programs that included group work, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or CBT-like components, counseling, or that used drug court or other…
View More Criminal Rehabilitation Programs-Some Work-Most Don’tNothing Works For Offender Rehabilitation?
Highlights Nothing works (or nothing works well) regarding programs for offenders. If we don’t acknowledge a dismal track record, are we doing more harm than…
View More Nothing Works For Offender Rehabilitation?Released Prisoners Commit Two Million Crimes-Five Arrests Per Offender
Observations Offender recidivism is extremely high. It doesn’t matter if you are pro or anti sentencing reform or any manner of lessening the impact of…
View More Released Prisoners Commit Two Million Crimes-Five Arrests Per OffenderThe Dubious Track Record of Offender Rehabilitation
Observations Is an honest discussion about offender rehabilitation programs possible? The collective data indicate that programs for offenders either don’t work, or make things worse,…
View More The Dubious Track Record of Offender RehabilitationSaving Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs
Observations I’m suggesting that we focus almost exclusively on mental health and the co-occurring issue of substance abuse. With budget limitations, we can’t be all…
View More Saving Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry ProgramsAre Offender Rehabilitation Programs Dead? New DOJ Report
Observations Has “nothing works” been replaced by “nothing works well?” With new data from the Department of Justice regarding a signature program, it seems that…
View More Are Offender Rehabilitation Programs Dead? New DOJ ReportBan the Box Isn’t Working for Ex-Offenders
Observation Ban the box isn’t working, but few want to train offenders for employment self-sufficiency or issue them certificates of rehabilitation. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr.…
View More Ban the Box Isn’t Working for Ex-OffendersDOJ Evaluations on Offender Rehabilitation Are Not Encouraging
Observation Most of the data is not encouraging, indicating that we have a long way to go as to effective offender rehabilitation and reentry. Author…
View More DOJ Evaluations on Offender Rehabilitation Are Not Encouraging