A Proposal for a Best-evidence Model of Care and Program Logic for Supported Accommodation for People Released From Prison

Daisy Gibbs; Anthony Shakeshaft; Shelley Walker; Sarah Larney; Sara Farnbach

doi:10.1177/0306624X241290626

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A Proposal for a Best-evidence Model of Care and Program Logic for Supported Accommodation for People Released From Prison

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A Proposal for a Best-evidence Model of Care and Program Logic for Supported Accommodation for People Released From Prison

Daisy Gibbs, Anthony Shakeshaft, Shelley Walker, Sarah Larney and Sara Farnbach

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol.70(12), pp.1260-1278

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X241290626

PMID: 39523470

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Abstract

criminal justice system

supported accommodation

community reintegration

model of care

evaluation

This paper describes the development of a proposed best-evidence model of care (MoC) and program logic (PL) for supported accommodation (SA) for people released from prison. Evidence from a systematic review, interviews with clients of SA, and consultation with service providers were synthesized to develop a draft MoC that was embedded into a PL. The MoC and PL were refined in a workshop with researchers and SA providers. The MoC comprised five best-evidence core components to be standardized across any SA, operationalized by flexible activities that need to be determined by services to suit their circumstances. The PL comprised client needs that the program targets, a rationale for why core components would be effective and appropriate process and outcome measures. The development and uptake of a best-evidence MoC and clearly defined PL will help engender a larger and more rigorous SA evidence-base, and improve outcomes for people released from prison.

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Title: A Proposal for a Best-evidence Model of Care and Program Logic for Supported Accommodation for People Released From Prison
Authors: Daisy Gibbs (Corresponding Author) - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Anthony Shakeshaft - UNSW Sydney
Shelley Walker - Burnet Institute
Sarah Larney - Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Sara Farnbach - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Publication details: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol.70(12), pp.1260-1278
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Date published: 2026
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X241290626
ISSN: 1552-6933
PMID: 39523470
Copyright note: © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Lficense (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Grant note: DG is supported by PhD scholarship funding from the Rainbow Lodge PhD Scholarship.
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991242155402621
Output Type: Journal article

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