Efectividad de los programas cognitivo-conductuales en la reducción de la reincidencia

Bellocq, Miguel Federico

Efectividad de los programas cognitivo-conductuales en la reducción de la reincidencia

Citation

Bellocq, M. Efectividad de los programas cognitivo-conductuales en la reducción de la reincidencia. 2019. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10230/49197

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Abstract

The effectiveness of treatment programs in the reduction of criminal recidivism is an area of great interest for Criminology. The aim of this paper is to analyze the crisis undergone by the rehabilitative ideal during the 1970s and review its rebirth thanks to new research asserting the positive results achieved by certain treatments, primarily from the cognitive-behavioral programs. Although there are still methodological debates around the impact of this kind of treatments, it is still useful to assess their effectiveness, applying adequate methodology with international research standards. The paper establishes a quantitative research methodological framework to measure the possible effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral programs implemented in prison to reduce recidivism. And it finally highlights the relevance of periodically evaluating their effectiveness so that public resources can be better allocated.