Dissertation
The importance of ecological context for correctional treatment programs
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
05/2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005588
Abstract
The recent resurgence of support for offender rehabilitation as a guiding correctional philosophy has led to an increased emphasis on correctional program integrity. Treatment programs are now being evaluated and tailored in accordance with the principles of effective intervention, and research indicates that treatment program integrity is strongly linked with the magnitude of a program's "treatment effects." What is not known, however, is the extent to which ecological characteristics such as level of concentrated disadvantage influence treatment program quality. The failure to evaluate treatment programs in conjunction with the contexts in which they operate may cause us to miss important structural components associated with "what works" in offender rehabilitation. The present dissertation seeks to fill this gap in the literature by examining the impact of environmental characteristics on treatment program integrity and corresponding success in reducing recidivism.
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- Title
- The importance of ecological context for correctional treatment programs
- Creators
- Kevin Andrew Wright
- Contributors
- Faith Lutze (Co-Chair)Travis Pratt (Co-Chair)Leana Allen Bouffard (Committee Member)CLAYTON MOSHER (Committee Member)Zachary Hays (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 294
- Identifiers
- 99901054738401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation