June 2018 / Parole
Reentry Programs for Adult Male Offender Recidivism and Reintegration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Review of nine studies describing either single-mode interventions (focused on employment) or multi-mode interventions (focused on services such as housing, subsidized employment, mentoring, drug treatment, etc.). Explores the impact of these interventions on recidivism outcomes (rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration) and on secondary outcomes (employment, housing, social support, substance use).