RESEARCH STUDIES

 

MRT—Moral Reconation Therapy® is the premiere cognitive-behavioral treatment system used in criminal justice.  Countless individuals have been treated with the method.  Over 200 outcome studies have been published on MRT from various programs.  These studies include MRT outcomes on over 100,000 individuals.

 

Virtually all research shows MRT treatment leads to lower recidivism, improvements in personality variables, enhanced treatment compliance, and higher staff satisfaction.

 

An extensive list of scholarly articles can be found by clicking here.

 

Follow the links below for PDFs of MRT related studies:

 

 

For Whom Are Treatments for Criminal Recidivism Effective? Moderator Effects From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Justice-Involved Veterans

 

 

Investigating Emotional Intelligence Among a Sample of Clients Enrolled in Moral Reconation Therapy for Substance Use Treatment

 

 

20 year study

 

 

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy: Toolkit Technical Report

 

 

Moral Reconation Therapy: Efficacy and Predictors of Dropout

 

 

International Journal of Offender

Therapy and Comparative

Criminology

 

 

Meta-Analysis of Moral Reconation Therapy®

Recidivism Results From Probation

and Parole Implementations

 

 

Review Of One- to Three-Year Recidivism Of Felony

Offenders Treated With MRT In Prison Settings

 

 

A Quantitative Review of Structured, Group-Oriented, Cognitive-Behavioral Programs for Offenders

 

 

Recidivism Outcome Research On Moral Reconation

Therapy® In Prison-Based Therapeutic Communities: A Comprehensive Review

 

 

Outcome Study on the Tennessee Prison for Women

 

 

Effects of Moral Reconation Therapy® on Female Felony Offenders in a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community

 

 

Treating Juvenile Offenders and At-Risk Youth With MRT: Comprehensive

Review of Outcome Literature

 

 

Treating Youthful Offenders with Moral Reconation Therapy®:

A Recidivism and Pre- Posttest Analysis

 

 

The Effect of Moral Reconation Therapy® on Adolescents in a Group Home Setting

 

 

Virginia Adult Treatment Courts: Cost Benefit Analysis 2012