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ERIC Number: EJ551722
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-9674
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An Assessment of Prison-Based Drug Treatment; Texas' In-Prison Therapeutic Community Program.
Knight, Kevin; Simpson, D. Dwayne; Chatham, Lois R.; Camacho, L. Mabel
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, v24 n3-4 p75-100 1997
Provides an overview of a comprehensive, prison-based treatment assessment, including a six-month follow-up study. Results show that 80% of the inmates referred to the program graduated. Graduates demonstrated marked reductions in criminal and drug-use activity and had lower relapse and recidivism rates when compared to other parolees. (RJM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Crime Prevention, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Recidivism, Rehabilitation Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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