Who benefits from cognitive skills programs?: differential impact by risk and offense type

Cognitive skills programs, which teach problem-solving skills and perspective taking, have a strong evidence base for their ability to reduce recidivism with convicted populations. This study explored whether the Enhanced Thinking Skills program, delivered over several years to 21,000 male prisoners...

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Authors: Travers, Rosie (Author) ; Mann, Ruth E. 1965- (Author) ; Hollin, Clive R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 9, Pages: 1103-1129
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
cognitive-behavioral intervention
Offender
offending behavior program
reducing reoffending
Rehabilitation