A: Admission to the Facility
2: Program availability, as opposed to inmate risks and needs, often guides program placement-while research indicates that "appropriate" treatment is key.
Without staff assigned to manage specific cases, corrections officials make uninformed decisions regarding inmate programming. Availability, rather than a needs assessment, often guides program placement, even though the research community has widely adopted the idea that "appropriate" treatment-services that target needs and are administered correctly-is more effective than "any" treatment. [1] An analysis of treatment effectiveness in 154 controlled studies revealed that programs that delivered appropriate treatment had the largest reduction in recidivism rates (30 percent), compared to programs that delivered inappropriate treatment, which actually increased the recidivism rate of participants by six percent. [2] Effective program planning can help ensure alignment between programming and individuals' needs.