Eighty-five percent (85%) of program completers remained conviction free. Only 16 of 110 offenders (15%) completing Spectrum’s outpatient substance abuse treatment program during a three year period returned to prison. MaineĪ recidivism study conducted by the University of Southern Maine Muskee School of Public Service indicated that offenders completing Spectrum’s Correctional Recovery Academy™ program returned to prison fifty percent (50%) less than offenders from the general population. Nineteen percent (19%) of program completers returned to prison within three years of release compared to twenty-eight percent (28%) for non-participants, representing a thirty-two percent (32%) reduction in recidivism. Across the country, Spectrum has consistently demonstrated significantly lower recidivism rates for offenders completing our programs as noted below: GeorgiaĪccording to a recidivism study conducted by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget in Georgia, Spectrum’s Correctional Recovery Academy™ programs lowered the recidivism rate of participants.
Meta-analyses completed by Steve Aos (2006) at the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, (WSIPP) showed that carefully targeted rehabilitation and treatment programs can reduce offender recidivism by estimates of 10-20%. A report from the Bureau of Justice Services revealed that nearly 60 percent of state prisoners conditionally released returned to incarceration in 5 years. Recidivism is arguably the single most common measure of program effectiveness for correctional treatment programs.
This occurs during all phases of treatment to provide programs with real-time information to support program fidelity, pro-social growth and ultimately public safety. Program efficacy is regularly assessed using outcome measurements that track program completion rates, client satisfaction, coping skills and criminal thinking.
Spectrum has a proven track record of measuring program participants’ attitudinal and behavioral change, and monitoring the overall quality and effectiveness of treatment.
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