In:
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 65, No. 5 ( 2021-04), p. 543-557
Abstract:
For most interventions to reduce criminal recidivism, long-term effects are uncertain. Music therapy has shown effects on possible precursors of recidivism, but direct evidence on long-term effects is lacking. In an exploratory parallel randomized controlled trial, 66 inmates in a Norwegian prison were allocated to music therapy or standard care and followed up over a median of 6 years, using state registry data. Median time to relapse was 5 years, with no differences between the interventions. The imprisonment of most participants was too short to provide a sufficient number of therapy sessions. Sufficiently powered studies are needed to examine the long-term effects of appropriate doses of therapy.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0306-624X
,
1552-6933
DOI:
10.1177/0306624X20909216
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2034467-3
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
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