G543 - Alternatives To Imprisonment - Cann

Question 1

How many offenders were in the treatment group?

Answer 1

180

Question 2

What had the treatment group started between 1996 and 2000?

Answer 2

Enhanced thinking skills or reasoning and rehabilitation

Question 3

Who did the comparison group consist of?

Answer 3

540 female offenders who did not participate in cognitive skills programmes

Question 4

What was firstly calculated for all the women?

Answer 4

The expected 2 year reconviction rates

Question 5

What were they matched on after the expected 2 year reconviction rates had been calculated?

Answer 5

Whether they were at high, medium or low risk or reconviction

Question 6

What was calculated after the groups were matched?

Answer 6

Actual reconviction rates for 1 and 2 years after release

Question 7

What was there no significant difference between?

Answer 7

The groups for

• expected reconviction rates
• actual reconviction rates

Question 8

What was the first reason Cann suggested for the ineffectiveness of the treatment for women? So why do women offend?

Answer 8

Women offend for different reasons than men, and while they may have cognitive skills deficits, these are not criminal in nature. Women offend because of drug abuse, relationship problems and severe financial hardship

Question 9

What was the second reason Cann suggested for the ineffectiveness of the treatment programmes for women?

Answer 9

The programmes were not appropriate for women’s needs, having been developed for men and with men’s risk factors in mind

Question 10

What was the third reason Cann gave for the ineffectiveness of the treatment for women?

Answer 10

The programmes were not delivered consistently in the women’s prisons and were limited in length, not meeting the standards required

Question 11

What did Cann aim to find out?

Answer 11

Whether cognitive skills programmes are effective in reducing the reconviction rates for female prisoners