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A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of European drug treatment programmes on reoffending (2014)
Auteur(s) :
KOEHLER, J. A. ;
HUMPHREYS, D. K. ;
AKOENSI, T. D. ;
DE RIBERA, O. S. ;
LOSEL, F.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
584-602
Sous-type de document :
Méta-analyse / Meta-analysis ; Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
Thésaurus mots-clés
TRAITEMENT
;
CRIMINALITE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
RECIDIVE
;
PROGRAMME
;
TRAITEMENT DE MAINTENANCE
;
EVALUATION
Résumé :
This article presents the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of treatment programmes for drug abusing offenders in Europe, using stringent eligibility criteria to control for threats to internal validity. A literature search of approximately 37,000 titles revealed 15 sound evaluations from six countries, containing 3953 participants. There were significant positive overall effects of treatment on crime (d=0.47) and illicit drug use (d=0.38). Most evaluations originated from the UK and evaluated primarily substitution therapy-based treatment. Evaluations of other interventions were a minority. Our findings support the use of treatment programmes among substance-abusing offenders. However, these results are limited to a small set of programmes from very few countries. Therefore, sound evaluations on a range of treatments across Europe are needed.
Affiliation :
Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK