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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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The Importance of Appropriate Allocation to Offending Behavior Programs

Emma J. Palmer

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

James McGuire

University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Ruth M. Hatcher

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Juliet C. Hounsome

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Charlotte A. L. Bilby

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Clive R. Hollin

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

This study examined the impact on reconviction of appropriate allocation to three general offending behavior programs involving adult male offenders in the English and Welsh Probation Service. Appropriate allocation was defined by level of risk for reconviction. There were three allocation groups: too low, appropriate, and too high. Using a quasi-experimental design, the reconviction rates of offenders who were allocated to and completed a program, offenders allocated to a program who failed to start, and a comparison group were compared. It was found that the appropriateness of allocation affected reconviction independently of treatment group. Furthermore, in line with the risk principle, there was an interaction between treatment group and the appropriateness of allocation.

Key Words: programs • appropriate • allocation • reconviction • community

This version was published on April 1, 2008

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 52, No. 2, 206-221 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07303877
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