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Abstract: 

This article reviews three new and important research studies, including: Unintended Consequences: “Experimental Evidence for the Criminogenic Effect of Prison Security Level Placement on Post-Release Recidivism” by Gerald Gaes and Scott Camp 5(2) Journal of Experimental Criminology (2009) 139–162, “A Randomized Evaluation of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care: Effects on School Attendance and Homework Completion in Juvenile Justice Girls” by Leslie Leve and Patricia Chamberlain 17 Research on Social Work Practice (2007) 657–663, and “Buprenorphine and Methadone Maintenance in Jail and Post-Release: A Randomized Clinical Trial” by Stephen Magura, Joshua Lee, Jason Hershberger, Herman Joseph, Lisa Marsch, Carol Shropshire, and Andrew Rosenblum 99(1–3) Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2009) 222–230.

Keywords: recidivism; foster care; buprenorphine; methadone

Affiliations:  1: UC Irvine.