„Intention to treat“ oder „treatment as received“ – Umgang mit Abbrechern in der Forschung zur Straftäterbehandlung

Endres, Johann; Breuer, Maike M.; Stemmler, Mark

doi:10.1007/s11757-015-0348-x

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“…Fourth, dropout poses a problem for evaluation studies assessing the effectiveness of treatment programs. Excluding treatment dropouts from these studies, as it is common practice, can lead to potential overestimations of treatment effects, demonstrating the need for more elaborate research designs to permit more accurate evaluation of program effects including dropouts (8–10). Given its possible detrimental effects, research is required to identify factors associated with treatment dropout and to develop measures as well as therapeutic techniques to promote treatment completion.…”

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Determinants of Dropout From Correctional Offender Treatment

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Research indicates that approximately one third of offenders admitted to social-therapeutic correctional facilities in Germany fail to complete treatment and that treatment dropout is linked to higher recidivism in both sexual and violent offenders. The purpose of this study was to examine determinants of treatment dropout in a social-therapeutic correctional facility in Germany. The sample consisted of 205 incarcerated adult male offenders (49.8% sexual, 38.1% non-sexual violent) admitted to correctional treatment. Completers and dropouts were compared on variables pertaining to demographics, offense type, substance abuse, psychopathy, risk, and protective factors. Univariate analyses showed that treatment dropouts demonstrated significantly higher scores on measures of risk and psychopathy and lower scores on protective factors. Logistic regression analyses identified unemployment, non-sexual violent index offense, higher risk scores (HCR-20), and Facet 1 (interpersonal deficits) of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) as significant predictors of treatment dropout. Surprisingly, substance abuse disorder was a negative predictor of dropout. With the exception of substance abuse, the results support the notion that treatment dropouts represent a group of high-risk offenders with particular treatment needs. Practical implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.

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“…Another hypothesis regarding this mechanism is that treatment attrition may further increase the risk of recidivism compared to no treatment (68). We included dropouts in the analyses to reduce this methodological bias and to obtain a more accurate estimate of treatment effectiveness as delivered in routine practice (43). Nevertheless, it may be assumed that the inclusion of dropouts had an impact on the results.…”

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“…Of these, nine subjects (42.9%) were transferred back to the regular units of the juvenile detention center and 12 (57.1%) were transferred to an adult correctional facility for reasons of age. Following an intention-to-treat approach, dropouts remained in the TG for the analyses (43).…”

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Effectiveness of social-therapeutic treatment for serious offenders in juvenile detention: A quasi-experimental study of recidivism

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Lehmann³

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Front. Psychiatry

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Due to legislative changes in Germany, there has been an increasing expansion of social-therapeutic facilities for juvenile offenders over the past 15 years. Social therapy comprises an eclectic mix of psychotherapeutic, educational, vocational, and recreational measures in a milieu-therapeutic setting to reduce recidivism of high-risk violent and sexual offenders. This study examined the effectiveness of social-therapeutic treatment on post-release recidivism among juvenile offenders. The sample included male offenders (n = 111) of the juvenile detention center in Berlin, Germany, aged 14–22 years, who were convicted of a violent (94%) or sexual offense (6%). Seventy-three subjects admitted to the social-therapeutic unit were compared to an offense-parallelized control group (n = 38) from the regular units using a propensity score based matching procedure. Initially, the groups did not differ with respect to risk (i.e., Level of Service Inventory - Revised) or risk-related characteristics (e.g., age). Subsequent Cox regression analyses revealed no average treatment effect on recidivism. Since the results indicated that the control group was not untreated, differential treatment effects were examined in a second step. School and vocational trainings had an effect on recidivism. The findings are discussed in light of the challenges in evaluating legally mandated offender treatment.

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“…A. Wilson & Davis, 2006). For instance, early and late dropout may occur for different reasons (Endres et al, 2016). Some reasons, such as insufficient cognitive capacity or language skills, that become apparent early in treatment may not be associated with recidivism and anyway may be remediable if identified.…”

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“…According to McMurran and McCulloch (2007), offenders dropping out of treatment tend to feel devastated, de-motivated, and unsatisfied. Supervisors may reinforce that negativity by designating 'dropouts' as 'problem cases' and deny them privileges such as conditional leave or early release (Endres et al, 2016), reinforcing negative processes that complicate the sex offender's reintegration into society (Crank, 2018;Link et al, 1989;Mingus & Burchfield, 2012).…”

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When sexual offender treatment in prison‐based social‐therapeutic treatment is not completed: Relationship to risk factors and recidivism after release

Carl

Lösel

2021

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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Background: Various studies have demonstrated that people who do not complete sex offender treatment have higher recidivism rates than completers or untreated controls. The mechanism behind this association, however, remains unclear. One explanation is that responsivity issues are more prevalent in high-risk offenders, making treatment failure and recidivism more likely, especially if treatment intensity is insufficient to match criminal needs. In addition, dropout may have a negative effect on offenders by increasing feelings of frustration or self-doubt. Aims:To retest for a link between treatment discontinuation and recidivism by sex offenders and analyse the mechanisms mediating the link between treatment discontinuation and their recidivism. We hypothesise that non-completion has a negative effect on recidivism after controlling for a priori differences in risk of recidivism. Methods:We analysed data from all sex offenders released from Bavarian prisons between 2004 and 2015 who had participated in prison-based social-therapeutic treatment and compared non-completers (n = 100) to offenders ending treatment as planned (n = 428). Criminal risk, offence char-

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„Intention to treat“ oder „treatment as received“ – Umgang mit Abbrechern in der Forschung zur Straftäterbehandlung

Cited by 18 publications

References 10 publications

Determinants of Dropout From Correctional Offender Treatment

Determinants of Dropout From Correctional Offender Treatment

Effectiveness of social-therapeutic treatment for serious offenders in juvenile detention: A quasi-experimental study of recidivism

When sexual offender treatment in prison‐based social‐therapeutic treatment is not completed: Relationship to risk factors and recidivism after release

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