Reentry
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Effective | Implementing the program, or a program encompassed by the practice, will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Promising | Implementing the program, or a program encompassed by the practice, will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Ineffective | Implementing the program, or a program encompassed by the practice, will not achieve the intended outcome. |
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Negative Effects | Implementing the program, or program encompassed by the practice, will not result in intended outcome(s) and may result in harmful effects. |
Programs
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Topic: ReentryShowing 1 to 10 of 87 entries
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| Program Profile: Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority Vocational Support and Supervision Program (Israel) |
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Parole, Mental health, Corrections, Reentry, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs, Rape and sexual assault, Effective Evidence Rating | This program provides community supervision and services to individuals released early from prison to help them find employment and reduce their recidivism. The program is rated Effective. Program participants were less likely to be reincarcerated and had higher rates of integration into the workforce, compared with individuals who did not participate in the program. These differences were statistically significant. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Denver (Colorado) Supportive Housing Social Impact Bond Initiative (Denver SIB) |
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Corrections, Jails, Correctional facilities | This is a program for homeless individuals who are often in jail, to increase their housing stability and reduce their criminal justice involvement. The program is rated Effective. Individuals in the treatment group had statistically significant reductions in arrest, jail stays, days in jail, and shelter stays and visits, and statistically significant increases in mental health services, compared with the control group, but there was no statistically significant effect on substance use services. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Reentry Services of Clay County (Minnesota) |
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Probation, Mental health, Substance abuse, Reentry, Case Management, Treatment, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Access to education, Corrections, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Mentoring, Child health and welfare, Juvenile delinquency | This is a one-to-one mentoring program aimed at improving public safety by assisting youths who commit offenses with comprehensive reentry services following their release into the community. The program is rated Ineffective. There was no statistically significant difference between program and comparison group youths in prevalence of reoffense. Program youths had statistically significantly fewer official juvenile justice contacts within 1 year of release, compared with comparison group youth Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Oklahoma's Juvenile Second Chance Act Reentry Program (Tulsa, OK) |
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Reentry, Case Management, Corrections, Juvenile recidivism prediction, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile detention | This is a juvenile reentry program that offers services to youth returning to the community in Tulsa, Okla., after their out-of-home placements. The goal of the program is to reduce rates of recidivism for high-risk youth. The program is rated Ineffective. There were no statistically significant differences in reconviction rates for treatment group youth who received the program’s services, compared with comparison group youth who did not receive services. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Daily Automated Telephony With a Brief Cognitive Intervention for Persons on Parole (Sweden) |
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Parole, Cell Phones, Mental health, Alcohol, Community corrections, Corrections, Reentry, Legal substances, Drugs | This was an automated telephony program designed for those recently paroled in Sweden that provided immediate feedback to participants and sent daily reports to their parole officers. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group participants reported statistically significantly less alcohol use, drug use, and internalizing behaviors at the 1-month follow-up, compared with control group participants. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Harlem (NY) Parole Reentry Court |
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Parole, Probation, Reentry courts, Prisons, Corrections, Specialty/problem-solving courts, Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate programs | This is a reentry program designed to assist parolees transition from life in prison to life in the community. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group had statistically significant reductions in rates of reconvictions and parole revocations, increases in numbers of months employed, and a greater likelihood of receiving a high school diploma or GED, compared with the control group. However, there were no statistically significant differences in rate of rearrests or substance use. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Veterans Moving Forward (San Diego, Calif.) |
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Mental health, Recidivism, Crime prevention | This program is designed to assist incarcerated male veterans of the U.S. military by providing them with in-custody treatment, services, and linkage to rehabilitative programming and community resources and reduce their chances of recidivism. The program is rated Promising. Results showed a statistically significant reduction in recidivism for program participants during the 12-month follow-up period, compared with the comparison group. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Delaware CREST Outreach Centers |
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Parole, Probation, Mental health, Alcohol-Related Offenses, Corrections, Correctional facilities, Reentry, Drugs | This is a residential work-release program that uses therapy, counseling and treatment for persons convicted of a crime with a history of substance use who are reentering society. The program is rated Promising. There were statistically significant increases in participants being injection-free at 6 months and being drug-free after 3 years; however, there were no statistically significant effects in condom use (at 6 months) or being arrest-free (after 3 years). Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Second Chance Act (SCA) Adult Reentry Demonstration Programs |
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Parole, Probation, Mental health, Reentry courts, Community corrections, Corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Employment initiatives | This is a program designed to reduce recidivism and improve employment rates through reentry services for individuals who have a moderate-to-high risk for reoffending. The program is rated Ineffective. At the 30-month follow up, there were no statistically significant differences in rearrest, reconviction, reincarceration, or employment rates between program participants and control group members. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: YouthBuild Offender Program |
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Diversion, Reentry, Youth development, Jobs and workforce development, Positive youth development, Treatment, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile detention, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Young adults (18-24), Employment initiatives | The program provides education, vocational training, and other youth-development services to low-income youths, ages 16–24, who have been convicted of a crime. The program is rated Promising. The program statistically significantly reduced recidivism and increased the likelihood of receiving a high school diploma, GED, trade license, or training certificate. However, there were no effects on enrollment in postsecondary courses, employment, or certain measures of youth development. Date Posted: |
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Practices
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| Practice Profile: Skill-Building Interventions for Delinquent Behaviors of Youth |
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Probation, Reentry, Treatment, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile justice, Juvenile (under 18), Young adults (18-24), Juvenile detention | This practice involves the use of skill-building interventions to prevent antisocial and delinquent behaviors in youth (ages 12 to 21) and to reduce juvenile recidivism. Skill-building interventions tend to be behavioral in approach or focus on instruction aimed at developing specific skills. The practice is rated Promising in reducing juvenile recidivism. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: Cognitive–Behavioral Interventions for Justice-Involved Juveniles and Young Adults Adjudicated for an Offense in Europe |
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Parole, Probation, Mental health, Reentry, Treatment, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention, Juvenile (under 18), Adjudication | This practice involves the use of cognitive–behavioral interventions to reduce the reoffending of juveniles and young adults adjudicated for an offense in Europe. Cognitive–behavioral interventions include various similar therapies, including thinking skills programs, social skills and problem-solving approaches, and reinforcement of behavioral change. This practice is rated Promising for the reduction of reoffending. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: Rehabilitation Programs for Adults Convicted of a Crime |
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Parole, Probation, Mental health, Drug courts, Mental health courts, Jails, Corrections, Community corrections, Inmate assistance programs, Prisons, Reentry, Drug abuse prevention and education, Drugs, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Problem-solving courts, Prosecution, Law enforcement, Drug treatment | This practice includes programs that are designed to reduce recidivism among adults by improving their behaviors, skills, mental health, social functioning, and access to education and employment. They may become participants in rehabilitation programs during multiple points in their involvement with the criminal justice system. This practice is rated Promising for reducing recidivism among adults who have been convicted of an offense. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Strategies for Drug-Involved Individuals |
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Drug testing, Parole, Probation, Community corrections, Corrections, Reentry, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Courts | The practice comprises supervision strategies used by community supervision officers to address violation behavior of drug-involved individuals on probation and parole who are being supervised in the community. The goals are to generate greater compliance with supervision terms and, as a result, reduce recidivism. The practice is rated Promising for reducing crime rates of drug-involved individuals supervised in the community. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: Adult Reentry Programs |
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Mental health, Reentry courts, Jails, Prisons, Correctional facilities, Corrections, Inmate programs, Probation, Community corrections, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Problem-solving courts, Law enforcement | This practice involves correctional programs that focus on the transition of individuals from prison into the community. Reentry programs involve treatment or services that have been initiated while the individual is in custody and a follow-up component after the individual is released. The practice is rated Promising for reducing recidivism. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: Juvenile Reentry Programs |
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Parole, Probation, Reentry, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency, Juvenile detention | This practice consists of reintegrative programs and services designed to prepare juveniles, who were placed out of their homes, for reentry into the community. The overall goal is to reduce the recidivism rate of juveniles released from out-of-home placements. The practice is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in the recidivism rates of juveniles who participated in the reentry programs, compared with juveniles in the comparison groups. Date Posted: |
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| Practice Profile: Noncustodial Employment Programs for Individuals with Recent Criminal Records |
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Barriers to ex-offender employment, Reentry, Recidivism, Corrections, Crime prevention, Employment initiatives | This practice involves job training and career development for people with a recent criminal record in order to increase employment and reduce recidivism. These programs take place outside of the traditional custodial correctional setting, after they are released. The practice is rated Ineffective in reducing criminal behavior for participants in noncustodial employment training programs compared with those who did not participate. Date Posted: |
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