RT Article
T1 Even a Little Bit Helps: An Implementation and Experimental Evaluation of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for High-Risk Probationers
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 44
IS 4
SP 611
OP 630
A1 Barnes, Geoffrey Carroll
A2 Hyatt, Jordan M.
A2 Sherman, Lawrence W. 1949-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1700631462
AB Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most promising and widely used therapeutic approaches to reducing recidivism among criminal populations. Although many studies have evaluated CBT for this express purpose, few have done so in a community correctional environment. This article reports findings from a randomized field trial evaluating, “Choosing to Think, Thinking to Choose,” a CBT program designed specifically for a community correctional setting, and its impact on the recidivism of high-risk offenders. High-risk probationers were assigned to either standard, intensive probation (n = 447) or to the treatment condition (n = 457), where they received the same supervision intensity while also being directed to a classroom-based, 14-week CBT program. Twelve months after random assignment, intention-to-treat (ITT) analyses indicate that the overall CBT group was significantly less likely to reoffend, although this effect is concentrated in measures of nonviolent offending.
K1 Probation
K1 Parole
K1 Community corrections
K1 CBT
K1 Cognitive-behavioral therapy
K1 High-risk offenders
DO 10.1177/0093854816673862