The role of planned interventions in studying the desistance of criminal behavior in a longitudinal study

Peter W. Greenwood

Expert InsightsPublished 1988

This paper was prepared for a working group from the National Institute of Justice and the MacArthur Foundation concerned with the continuation and desistance of criminal careers; it deals with the role of planned experimental interventions designed to reduce future criminality in the context of a longitudinal study. The author reviews recent evidence on the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions, discusses the potential benefits and problems that a combined longitudinal/intervention study might produce, and describes an experimental intervention that the author believes offers the highest probability of producing positive results.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1988
  • Pages: 32
  • Document Number: P-7522

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Greenwood, Peter W., The role of planned interventions in studying the desistance of criminal behavior in a longitudinal study. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1988. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P7522.html.
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