Current service provision for offenders through Alcohol Education Courses (AECs) was examined. Information from fifty-five British agencies was collected, showing differences between AECs offered with respect to clients, teaching components and evaluation. More agencies now collect post-intervention follow-up data on clients' drinking/offending behaviour. AEC evaluation attempts using robust experimental designs have been sparse, however.
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Gamba et al. (1989) studied this question.