Abstract

Little is known as to the efficacy of treatment interventions for an alcohol use disorder (AUD) to reduce reoffending. A quasi-experimental propensity score matched observational study was deployed to calculate the average treatment effect on reoffending for people in prison with an AUD exposed to prison-based treatment compared to a matched control group. A one-to-one match without replacement followed by a marginal Cox proportional hazards time-to-event model with the treatment group only were also run. No statistically significant difference in reoffending rates and risk of reoffending on release were noted. Analyses suggest that the treatment group were more likely to be treated for binge drinking than individuals assessed who commit crime due to their consumption of alcohol. The English treatment model is an opportunity to create an enhanced system that integrates public health whilst addressing recidivism. Further work is required assessing the effect of multiple treatments on reoffending.

摘要

人们对酒精滥用症（AUD）减少再犯的治疗措施的功效知之甚少。与匹配的对照组相比，采用准实验倾向得分匹配的观察性研究来计算在澳元接受基于监狱的治疗的监狱中，对重犯的平均治疗效果。还进行了不更换的一对一比赛，随后是仅与治疗组进行的边缘Cox比例危险事件发生时间模型。没有发现再犯罪率和释放时再犯罪的风险有统计学上的显着差异。分析表明，与被评估因饮酒而犯罪的人相比，治疗组更可能因暴饮暴食而受到治疗。英语治疗模式是一个机会，可以创建一个增强的系统，在解决累犯问题的同时整合公共卫生。需要进一步的工作来评估多种治疗对再犯的影响。