Reasoning and Rehabilitation
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
- Vol. 32 (1) , 29-35
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x8803200104
Abstract
The Reasoning and Rehabilitation Project comprised an experimental test of the efficacy of an unorthodox intervention program in the rehabilitation of high-risk adult probationers. The program was derivedfrom a series of sequential studies of the principles of effective correctional programs. These studies indicated that many offenders evidence deficits in cognitive skills which are essential for pro-social adjustment and that training in these skills is an essential ingredient of effective correctional programs. Compared to regular probation and life skills training, cognitive training provided by probation officers led to a major reduction in re-arrest rates and incarceration rates among adult high-risk probationers.Keywords
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