Treating Drunk Drivers with Moral Reconation Therapy: A One-Year Recidivism Report

Little, Gregory L.; Robinson, Kenneth D.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1989.64.3.960

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“…The second high-quality quasi-experimental design evaluated the effects of MRT on convicted drunk drivers in a southern state (Little & K. D. Robinson, 1989;Little, K. D. Robinson, & Burnette, 1990, 1991a, 1993aLittle, K. D. Robinson, Burnette, & Swan, 1995a). The study included 115 convicted drunk drivers in a county jail who agreed to participate in a treatment program compared with 65 convicted drunk drivers who volunteered but were not selected due to limited treatment slots.…”

Section: Moral Reconation Therapy (Mrt)mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Quantitative Review of Structured, Group-Oriented, Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for Offenders

Wilson

Bouffard

MacKenzie

2005

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Prior reviews and meta-analyses have supported the hypothesis that offender rehabilitation programs based on cognitive-behavioral principles reduce recidivism. This article quantitatively synthesizes the extant empirical evidence on the effectiveness of structured cognitive-behavioral programs delivered to groups of offenders. The evidence summarized supports the claim that these treatments are effective at reducing criminal behavior among convicted offenders. All higher quality studies reported positive effects favoring the cognitive-behavioral treatment program. Specifically, positive reductions in recidivism were observed for moral reconation therapy, reasoning and rehabilitation, and various cognitive-restructuring programs. The evidence suggests the effectiveness of cognitive skills and cognitive restructuring approaches as well as programs that emphasize moral teachings and reasoning.

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Section: Moral Reconation Therapy (Mrt)mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Quantitative Review of Structured, Group-Oriented, Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for Offenders

Wilson

Bouffard

MacKenzie

2005

Criminal Justice and Behavior

346

217

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“…The evaluations of MRT for drunk drivers produced two general findings (see Table 1). First, the treatment group, as compared with the control group, consistently demonstrated a lower rearrest rate for any offense over the course of the studies (Little et al, 1990(Little et al, , 1991bLittle & Robinson, 1989c), and in a recent study, this difference was statistically significant (Little et al, 1995b). Second, the treatment group, as compared with the control group, also had a consistently lower reincarceration rate over time (Little et al, 1990(Little et al, , 1991b(Little et al, , 1993b, and this difference was also significant in a recent evaluation (Little et al, 1995b).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…In addition, the studies did not report attempts to control for extraneous variables. The three early studies (Little et al, 1990(Little et al, , 1991bLittle & Robinson, 1989c) received a methods score of 2 on the Maryland scale primarily because there was no use of statistical significance tests. The two most recent studies were rated a 3 because the researchers employed significance tests (Little et al, 1993b(Little et al, , 1995b.…”

Section: Mrtmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Adult Offenders: A Methodological, Quality-Based Review

Allen

MacKenzie

Hickman

2001

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Previous research on cognitive skills treatment programs has not included a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of these programs in reducing recidivism. This article reviews recent recidivism studies for two rehabilitation programs: Moral Reconation Therapy, which attempts to reduce recidivism by increasing the moral reasoning abilities of offenders, and Reasoning and Rehabilitation, which aims to educate offenders to change underlying criminogenic thoughts and attitudes. Using the Maryland Scale for Scientific Rigor, these studies were evaluated for their methodological strength and for the program's success in reducing the recidivism of offenders. In considering the findings and the strength of the methods for each program, this review concludes that Moral Reconation Therapy and Reasoning and Rehabilitation programs appear to be successful approaches to reducing recidivism. NOTE: This investigation was supported in part by a contract from the State of Washington Legislature, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee. Points of view or opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the State of Washington Legislature or the University of Maryland.

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“…One series of studies provides some evidence that training in moral reasoning may be effective in increasing traffic safety, in this case, reducing repeat drunk driving (Little & Robinson, 1989a, 1989cLittle, Robinson, & Burnette, 1990). The authors, who developed the moral reasoning program, treated a sample of prison inmates convicted of drunk driving during their incarceration.…”

Section: Moral Education and Traffic Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Matching Traffic Safety Strategies to Youth Characteristics: A Literature Review of Cognitive Development

Eby¹,

Molnar²

1998

PsycEXTRA Dataset

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In an effort to reduce the high crash rate and resulting injuries of young drivers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sponsored research to assess the factors responsible for this heightened crash risk and to determine the implications for traffic safety programs. As part of this research, this review of research literature was conducted to determine what is known about cognitive development and information processing capabilities of youth. The goal of the project was to ascertain how traffic safety programs should be structured to match these cognitive characteristics. The review is divided into 12 sections. This literature review focuses primarily on cognitive development from about 10 to 24 years of age. The first section is about memory; that is, the processes that allow a person to retain knowledge over time. The second section, attention, discusses the factors related to the development of how people focus cognitive resources on perceptual or mental tasks, including selective, divided, and sustained attention. The third section, learning, discusses the processes by which people acquire information. The fourth section, reasoning, discusses types of reasoning and the problems young people have with this type of thinking. The fifth section, motivation, examines the factors that initiate and influence the intensity of behaviors. The sixth section, is a discussion of the development of risk perception and factors that contribute to the misperception of risk. The seventh section discusses the development of problem solving and decision making in a general way. While influenced by all other cognitive factors and their age-related limitations, general deficits of problem solving and decision making ability are discussed. The eight section, social cognition, covers those topics in the development of social cognition that are likely to have an effect on driving: attribution theory and social schemata/scripts. The ninth section, attitude formation and change, discusses several factors related to attitudes and persuasion. The tenth section examines briefly the development of verbal ability, that is, all use of language. Because many traffic safety messages and programs deal with moral issues in driving, the AcknowledgmentsThis project was sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Several individuals provided valuable insight and feedback on this literature review. A group of talented people served as subject-matter experts. This group of experts suggested literature review topics and studies, read and commented on several versions of this manuscript, and participated in a 1-day meeting to discuss the issues involved with cognitive development and traffic safety messages and programs for youth. We thank them for their generous and worthwhile efforts. The people in this group were: Allen Bard, Douglas Bierness, Jacquelynne Eccles, John Hagen, Brian Jonah, Patrick O'Malley, John Palmer, David Rosen, J. Frank Yates, and Marc Z...

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Treating Drunk Drivers with Moral Reconation Therapy: A One-Year Recidivism Report

Cited by 22 publications

References 3 publications

A Quantitative Review of Structured, Group-Oriented, Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for Offenders

A Quantitative Review of Structured, Group-Oriented, Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for Offenders

The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Adult Offenders: A Methodological, Quality-Based Review

Matching Traffic Safety Strategies to Youth Characteristics: A Literature Review of Cognitive Development

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