%0 Journal Article %T Cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation for high-risk violent offenders: an outcome evaluation of the violence prevention unit %J Journal of interpersonal violence %D 2005 %A Polaschek, Devon L. L. %A Wilson, Nick J. %A Townsend, Marilyn R. %A Daly, Lorna R. %V 20 %N 12 %P 1611-1627 %X Rehabilitation programs for adult violent offending are still novel, and few published studies examine the recidivism outcomes of those who complete such programs. This study describes a New Zealand prison program for high-risk violent men. The program is intensive and cognitive behavioral. Preliminary outcome data are presented for three indices during2 or more years of follow-up: nonviolentre conviction, violent reconviction, and subsequent imprisonment. In comparison with untreated offenders, treated men were less likely to be reconvicted of a violent offense, and those who were took longer to fail. There was also a 12% difference in favor of the treated men on the two other indices, nonviolent reconviction and reimprisonment. The authors conclude that the program shows early promise and that further evaluation with a larger sample of treated men will be important in clarifying whether the program is having a differential impact on violent versus nonviolent offending. %G en %I SAGE Publishing %@ 0886-2605 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260505280507