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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of In-Prison Therapeutic Community Treatment and Risk Classification

Texas Christian University

MATTHEW L. HILLER

Texas Christian University

KEVIN KNIGHT

Texas Christian University

D. DWAYNE SIMPSON

Texas Christian University

Policy makers need scientifically based information to help them to determine which correctional treatment alternatives are effective and economically viable. Three-year outcome data from 394 parolees (291 treated, 103 untreated comparison) were examined to determine the relative cost-effectiveness of prison-based treatment and aftercare, controlling for risk of recidivism. Findings showed that intensive services were cost-effective only when the entire treatment continuum was completed, and that the largest economic impact was evident among high-risk cases. Therefore, assignments to correctional treatment should consider an offender's problem severity level, and every effort should be made to engage them in aftercare upon release from prison.

The Prison Journal, Vol. 79, No. 3, 352-368 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885599079003005


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