Evidence Brief: Faith-based Interventions [pdf, 249 KB]
...insignificant or very small reductions in reoffending. • There is evidence that F-BIs can reduce behavioural problems in prisons. • F-BIs have been implemented extensively overseas, particularly in the United States, and intermittently in New Zealand. • They are primarily prison-based and operate on the basis of Christian beliefs. While they can be delivered to community-based offenders and within other belief frameworks, the studies considered here are overwhelmin...