Nazorg voor ex-gedetineerden door Exodus: maakt het verschil? Recidiveonderzoek onder ex-gedetineerden die bij Exodus verbleven in de periode 1999-2012

Author(s):
Wingerden, S.G.C. van (0000-0003-0051-5787); Verweij, S.; Wartna, B.S.J.; Moerings, M.
Published
2017
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Exodus is an organization aimed at assisting prisoners at their transition to society. In the Exodus halfway houses participants receive help in finding a house and a job, in improving relationships with family and friends and in giving meaning to life. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to investigate whether participating in the Exodus program reduces reoffending: the observed reoffending rate is compared to the reoffending rate that was predicted based on characteristics of the participants. The findings show that two years after leaving Exodus, 46.5% of the participants reoffended. This is 4.1 percent point less than the total population of former prisoners and 4.6 percent point less than the predicted reoffending rate.

Date issued
2017
Language
Dutch
Is part of
Proces, Tijdschrift voor strafrechtspleging (2017), Vol. 96, no. 4, p. 307-317
hdl
1887/70660
doi
10.5553/PROCES/016500762017096004006