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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Short-term Effects of Probation Programs: An Evaluative Study

James McGuire, M.A., Ph.D., M.Sc.

University of Liverpool Department of Clinical Psychology PO Box 147 Liverpool L69 3BX United Kingdom

Darice Broomfield, B.Sc.

University of Liverpool Department of Clinical Psychology PO Box 147 Liverpool L69 3BX United Kingdom

Christopher Robinson, B.A., M.A.

Greater Manchester Probation Service, 53 Peel Street, Eccles, Manchester M30 0NG, UK

Beverley Rowson, B.A.

Greater Manchester Probation, Longsight District Centre, 521 Stockport Road, Manchester M12 4NE, United Kingdom

Five specialised programs within one probation agency were evaluated in terms of their short-term effects upon offender clients. The programs were (1) a psychoeducational training course for drink-driving offenders; (2) a structured activity program for offenders with convictions for autocrime; (3) a probation Day Centre; (4) a cognitive training package; and (5) a groupwork program for women offenders. Evaluative material included (a) descriptive information on the aims and contents of programs; (b) criminological data on clients; (c) monitoring data on attendance and dropout rates; and (d) pre- and posttest performance on a range of knowledge, attitudinal, and skills-based measures. Clients on each program were compared with control samples in custody or on Community Service Orders in a quasi-experimental design. Results are interpreted in the light of meta-analytic reviews of offender treatment-outcome research.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 39, No. 1, 23-42 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X9503900104
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