Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Programs for Criminal Offenders
By Mark Lipsey, Nana A. Landenberger, S. Wilson. 2007
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is among the more promising rehabilitative treatments for criminal offenders. Reviews of the comparative effectiveness of different treatment approaches have generally ranked it in the top tier with regard to effects on recidivism (e.g., Andrews et al., 1990; Lipsey & Wilson, 1998). It has a well-developed theoretical basis that explicitly targets “criminal thinking” as a contributing factor to deviant behavior (Beck, 1999; Walters, 1990; Yochelson & Samenow, 1976). And, it can be adapted to a range of juvenile and adult offenders, delivered in institutional or community settings by mental health specialists or paraprofessionals, and administered as part of a multifaceted program or as a stand-alone intervention. Meta-analysis has consistently indicated that CBT, on average, has significant positive effects on recidivism. However, there is also significant variation across studies in the size of those treatment effects. Identification of the moderator variables that describe the study characteristics associated with larger and smaller effects can further develop our understanding of the effectiveness of CBT with offenders. Of particular importance is the role such moderator analysis can play in ascertaining which variants of CBT are most effective. The objective of this systematic review is to examine the relationships of selected moderator variables to the effects of CBT on the recidivism of general offender populations.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of CBT informed anger management (2015, background): “Lipsey, Landenberger, and Wilson (2007) systematic review analyzed the effects of CBT on offenders with anger management being one type of the interventions explored and found positive treatment effects.”
- An Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Intensive Supervision on the Recidivism of High-Risk Probationers (2017, background): “Increased contact requirements, a common characteristic of ISP, may also be necessary in creating the frequency and duration of interaction that has been shown to increase treatment effectiveness (Lipsey et al., 2007).”
- Pulling back the curtain on heritability studies: biosocial criminology in the postgenomic era (2014, background): “CBT also has been shown to be effective in changing cognitive and behavioral patterns of antisocial persons, including prisoners (Cullen and Jonson, 2011; Lipsey, Landenberger, and Wilson, 2007), and presumably these changes brought about by CBT are mediated by changes in the brain.”