Profile of Two Second Chance Act Offender Treatment Initiatives: A Research Note
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2017
Abstract
Federal funding efforts have increased the number of reentry programs over the past decade with corresponding evaluations of these initiatives. Reentry programming targets a wide range of offenders though most have focused on medium and high-risk individuals with substance abuse and/or mental health disorders. This research note provides a profile overview of two programs in central Ohio funded by the Second Chance Act and offers a summary of process and outcome evaluation findings from both initiatives. Results from a mixed methods research design suggested that the programs were largely successful in terms of reducing recidivism among participants, though issues related to programmatic fidelity were also identified. While these programs pre-date more current offender intervention efforts, such as the Justice Mental Health Collaboration Program, identified barriers to program success reaffirm the saliency of longstanding problems embedded in and challenged by correctional and police culture.
Publication Title
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Volume
42
Issue
4
First Page
759
Last Page
767
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1007/s12103-017-9405-7
ISSN
10662316
E-ISSN
19361351
Citation Information
Mitchell Miller, Barnes, J. C., & Miller, H. V. (2017). Profile of Two Second Chance Act Offender Treatment Initiatives: A Research Note. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 42(4), 759–767. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-017-9405-7