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Research

Research Studies/Papers - OUTCOME

Designing a National Model Meth Program

By Ed Roberts, Paul Redfield, David Olson, Ph.D., Richard Rawson, Ph.D., Kevin Knight, Ph.D.

Corrections Today August 2010 Edition. Reprinted with the permission of the American Correctional Association, Alexandria, VA.

Abstract

This article examines the effectiveness of Community Education Centers, Inc.'s in-prison treatment program for methamphetamine addicted offenders at the Illinois Department of Corrections' Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center (SWICC). The article found that among those released from SWICC who participated in the Model Meth Program their recidivism rate was statistically similar to that of the overall SWICC releases which had a 22 percent lower likelihood of recidivism than the comparison group.

What Makes A Correctional Treatment Program Effective: Do the Risk, Need, and Responsivity Principles (RNR) Make a Difference in Reducing Recidivism?

By Dr. Ralph Fretz

Journal of Community Corrections, Spring Edition, 2006.

Abstract

This article describes some of the recent developments in correctional treatment with an emphasis on the integration of the Risk, Need, and Responsivity (RNR) approach to offender assessment and treatment. Outcome research that suggests a correlation between program adherence to the RNR principles and reduced recidivism rates is also presented.

Economic Evaluation of a Pre-Release Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Repeat Criminal Offenders

By Michael T. French, PhD, Hai Fang, PhD, Ralph Fretz, PhD

The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, January 2010, Vol. 38. Issue 1. Pages 31-41.

Abstract

The paper conducted one of the few comprehensive economic evaluations of pre-release substance abuse treatment to determine whether CEC's programs in New Jersey generated positive outcomes, significant economic benefits, and positive net benefits.

Outcome Research as an Integral Component of Performance In Coordination with Drexel University and NJ Department of Corrections
Based Offender Treatment

by Kirk Heilbrum, Devon Brown, Ralph Fretz, PhD

Corrections Compendium July/August, 2004. Vol. 29. Issue 4.

Abstract

This study conducted by Drexel University in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Corrections found a 30% reduction in the rate of recidivism for male offenders participating in a CEC New Jersey-based reentry treatment program compared to a New Jersey Department of Corrections sample.

Criminal recidivism of female offenders: The importance of structured, community-based aftercare

By Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., David DeMatteo, Ph.D., Ralph Fretz, Ph.D., Jacey Erickson M.S., Douglas Gerardi, Ph.D., Catherine Halper, Ph.D.

Corrections Compendium, March/April, 2008 Vol. 33. Issue 2.

Abstract

This study conducted by Drexel University in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Corrections found a 50% reduction in the rate of recidivism for female offenders participating in a CEC New Jersey-based reentry treatment program compared to a New Jersey Department of Corrections sample.

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