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The Forgotten Issue in Effective Correctional Treatment: Program Implementation

Claire Goggin

Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, P.O. Box 5050, Saint John, NB E2L 4L5, Canada

Paula Smith

University of New Brunswick, Saint John, P.O. Box 5050, Saint John, NB E2L 4L5, Canada

Of all the issues critical to the development of effective correctional treatment programs, program implementation has been relatively ignored. The authors present 32 guiding principles that will be of use to policy makers, program developers, and clinicians in ensuring that a useful intervention has a greater probability of being accepted. The guidelines are organized under four general categories: general organizational factors, program factors, change agent activities, and staffing.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 43, No. 2, 180-187 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X99432005


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