Reinforcing the impacts of work release on prisoner recidivism: the importance of integrative interventions

We present findings from an evaluation of a large work release program in the Israeli Prison Service. The Israeli program uses an integrative therapeutic approach which combines work release with a series of other program elements. Our main question is whether this integration of multiple program el...

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Authors: Weisburd, David 1954- (Author) ; Ḥasisi, Badi (Author) ; Shoham, Efrat (Author) ; Aviv, Gali (Author) ; Haviv, Noam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-264
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Work release
Recidivism
Integrative treatment
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Summary:We present findings from an evaluation of a large work release program in the Israeli Prison Service. The Israeli program uses an integrative therapeutic approach which combines work release with a series of other program elements. Our main question is whether this integration of multiple program elements leads to strong benefits in terms of reincarceration and re-arrests.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9285-3