Risk, Recidivism, and (Re)habilitation: Another Look at Project Greenlight

• NCJ Number: 240028
• Journal: Prison Journal Volume: 92 Issue: 2 Dated: June 2012 Pages: 203-230
• Author(s): James A. Wilson; Christine Zozula
• Date Published: June 2012
• Length: 28 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article discusses Project Greenlight (GL) an innovative and intensive prison-based intervention program.

Abstract

Project Greenlight (GL) was an innovative and intensive prison-based intervention delivered to inmates during the 8-week period immediately prior to their release from prison. Using a relatively rigorous research design, evaluators reported significant negative effects associated with the treatment at 1 year after release. The authors reassessed the GL intervention over a longer follow-up period and focused on differences by risk level. Findings indicate that although the bulk of the negative effects dissipate compared with one control group, significant negative effects remain when compared with a second. More importantly, however, the authors found that program effects were differentially distributed by risk level in a counterintuitive direction. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.