A Test of the Effectiveness of a Differential Treatment Strategy At the Robert F. Kennedy Center

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The effects of an experimental program of differential classification and treatment were studied by comparing releasees from two Federal Correctional Institutions. In-program outcomes were statistically different at the two institutions. Overall, and for each treatment type, releasees from the experimental institution, the Robert F. Kennedy Center at Morgantown, West Virginia, had more paroles, fewer mandatory releases or expirations of sentences, and more escapes or transfers than the comparison institution, the Federal Correctional Institution at Ashland, Kentucky. Comparisons of post-release outcome at six-month intervals up to 36 months yielded no differences between the institutions. Statistical adjustment of 36-month outcome to compensate for differences in the two populations slightly increased the difference between the institutions, but the results still failed to reach significance. Possible weaknesses in the research design are discussed.

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