Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (North Dakota)
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Effectiveness

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Promising

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

This is a reintegration program for parolees aimed at reducing recidivism and reincarceration.
The program offers social reintegration services, such as substance use treatment, psychiatric treatment, educational training, and home care.
The intervention is structured in three phases:
1) Institutional, where the assessment occurs and the treatment plan is developed.
2) Transitional, which takes place during incarceration, informs participants about parole rules, and implements the initial points of the treatment plan, such as contact with community services.
3) Community, which encompasses access to community services after reentry and the start of follow-up and supervision.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the program had a statistically significant effect on recidivism, but no effect on parole revocation [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Bouffard, J. A. & Bergeron, L. E. (2006). Reentry Works. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 44(2-3), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1300/J076v44n02_01

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