NCJ Number
230675
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 49 Issue: 3 Dated: April 2010 Pages: 200-209
Date Published
April 2010
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This study examined the effect of therapeutic community (TC) on recidivism.
Abstract
This research examines the effect of therapeutic community (TC) on time to first re-arrest after release from prison. The comparison groups of primary interest in this research are male inmates assessed by corrections personnel as needing TC and who successfully completed the program, and inmates assessed as needing the program but who did not participate in or complete it. With relevant covariates controlled in the analysis, completing TC has a highly significant effect on delaying time to first re-arrest up to approximately two years after release from prison. Tables, figure, notes, and references (Published Abstract)