January 2006 / Parole / Pretrial / Probation
What Works in Reducing Recidivism?
by University of St. Thomas Law Journal
Summary of the risk, need, treatment (responsivity), and fidelity principles, followed by a review of two large-scale studies in Ohio—one involving residential programs and one involving community-based programs—that demonstrated the correlation between adherence to these principles and changes in recidivism rates.