Community and Law Enforcement Resources Together (ComALERT)
Problems addressed
Socioeconomic vulnerability
Recidivism
Drug abuse
Alcohol abuse
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a program to monitor probationers. Each participant has a social worker as a reference professional to monitor compliance with the actions foreseen by the program, such as substance use treatment (non-intensive outpatient level) and weekly individual and group psychotherapy sessions. The follow-up period ranges from three to six months.

Impact evaluations

Program participants had a recidivism rate of 27.8%, while the rate in the control group was 34.2%. However, there were no significant effects on employment and income, cohabitation, and regular contact with children, nor on drug and alcohol abuse [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Jacobs, E. & Western, B. (2007). Report on the Evaluation of the ComALERT Prisoner Reentry Program. ComALERT, Office of the Kings County District Attorney; Department of Sociology [Harvard University]. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/brucewestern/files/report_1009071.pdf

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