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White, Michael D.; Hallett, Michael – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
Results from the national evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle program indicated that the participants in the program re-offended less frequently than comparison group defendants in Birmingham, Alabama, and Tacoma, Washington, but not in Jacksonville, Florida. This paper seeks to re-examine the same BTC program in Jacksonville, using different…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Risk, Recidivism, Program Evaluation
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Monahan, Lynn Hunt; Monahan, James J.; Gaboury, Mario T.; Niesyn, Patricia A. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2004
A 40-hour education program covering the impact of crime on victims and their families was offered to sentenced offenders in a statewide prison system. Questionnaire responses from 339 males, ranging in age from 21-45 years, were examined. Results indicated that the program increased knowledge of victim rights, facts of victimization, and…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Victims of Crime, Correctional Education