TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Short-term effects of probation programs: an evaluative study
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - McGuire, James
A1  - Broomfield, Darice
A1  - Robinson, Christopher
A1  - Rowson, Beverley
SP  - 23
EP  - 42
VL  - 39
IS  - 1
N2  - Five specialised programs within one probation agency were evaluated in terms of their short-term effects upon offender clients. The programs were (1) a psychoeducational training course for drink-driving offenders; (2) a structured activity program for offenders with convictions for autocrime; (3) a probation Day Centre; (4) a cognitive training package; and (5) a groupwork program for women offenders. Evaluative material included (a) descriptive information on the aims and contents of programs; (b) criminological data on clients; (c) monitoring data on attendance and dropout rates; and (d) pre- and posttest performance on a range of knowledge, attitudinal, and skills-based measures. Clients on each program were compared with control samples in custody or on Community Service Orders in a quasi-experimental design. Results are interpreted in the light of meta-analytic reviews of offender treatment-outcome research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X9503900104
ID  - ref1
ER  -