TY - JOUR
T1 - A Multisite Evaluation of Prison-Based Drug Treatment
T2 - Four-Year Follow-up Results
AU - Welsh, Wayne N.
AU - Zajac, Gary
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - This study examined three postrelease outcomes (reincarceration, rearrest, drug relapse) for inmates who participated in therapeutic community (TC) drug treatment programs (n = 555) or comparison groups (n = 998) at five prisons. The comparison group consisted of TC-eligible inmates participating in less intensive programming at the same institutions. Control variables included drug dependency, age, and criminal history. TC had a moderate, significant impact on reducing the probability of reincarceration and did so in the absence of community aftercare. Effects of TC on rearrest and drug relapse, however, were not significant. Implications for research, theory, and practice are discussed.
AB - This study examined three postrelease outcomes (reincarceration, rearrest, drug relapse) for inmates who participated in therapeutic community (TC) drug treatment programs (n = 555) or comparison groups (n = 998) at five prisons. The comparison group consisted of TC-eligible inmates participating in less intensive programming at the same institutions. Control variables included drug dependency, age, and criminal history. TC had a moderate, significant impact on reducing the probability of reincarceration and did so in the absence of community aftercare. Effects of TC on rearrest and drug relapse, however, were not significant. Implications for research, theory, and practice are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1177/0032885513490265
DO - 10.1177/0032885513490265
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84881002924
SN - 0032-8855
VL - 93
SP - 251
EP - 271
JO - The Prison Journal
JF - The Prison Journal
IS - 3
ER -
