Commentary
Can rehabilitative programming help reduce the likelihood that a convicted felon will victimize again upon release? It has been a question that the public, law enforcement, and budget-hungry non-governmental organizations have wrestled with for decades—and certainly will for the foreseeable future.
I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that rehabilitative programming, when delivered by committed instructors, to the right risk level of offender, for the correct duration, for a specific need, maybe, sometimes lowers risk. Translation: If screening and delivery of rehabilitative programming are done correctly, it can be one in a basket of tools to assist those willing to be assisted in creating a new path. As with any endeavor, you cannot maintain efficacy if you don’t measure outcomes using a multi-variant analysis….