Koehler, Johann A. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1305-891X, Humphreys, David K., Akoensi, Thomas D., Sánchez de Ribera, Olga and Lösel, Friedrich
(2014)
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of European drug treatment programmes on reoffending.
Psychology, Crime and Law, 20 (6).
pp. 584-602.
ISSN 1068-316X
Abstract
This article presents the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of treatment programmes for drug abusing offenders in Europe, using stringent eligibility criteria to control for threats to internal validity. A literature search of approximately 37,000 titles revealed 15 sound evaluations from six countries, containing 3953 participants. There were significant positive overall effects of treatment on crime (d=0.47) and illicit drug use (d=0.38). Most evaluations originated from the UK and evaluated primarily substitution therapy-based treatment. Evaluations of other interventions were a minority. Our findings support the use of treatment programmes among substance-abusing offenders. However, these results are limited to a small set of programmes from very few countries. Therefore, sound evaluations on a range of treatments across Europe are needed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gpcl20/current |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2019 09:54 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Apr 2024 21:39 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/102371 |
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