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SHELBY COUNTY (TN) - DRUG OFFENDER REHABILITATION PROGRAM - RECOVERY RATES, PERSONALITY VARIABLES, AND MAINTENANCE FACTORS

NCJ Number
39114
Author(s)
R S SWEET; G L LITTLE; R W WOOD; H D HARRISON
Date Published
1974
Length
45 pages
Annotation
PAPER ANALYZES THE PROGRAM'S RECOVERY RATE WHILE PRESENTING AN IN-DEPTH EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM CLIENTS' PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDING A BREAKDOWN OF CLIENTS INTO GRADUATES AND DROPOUTS.
Abstract
A FURTHER ANALYSIS INVESTIGATES FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SUCCESS OR FAILURE FOLLOWING GRADUATION FROM THE PROGRAM. FINALLY, THE PAPER SUGGESTS THAT SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT BE GIVEN TO CLIENTS ENTERING PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO THE DRUG OFFENDER REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN TENNESSEE WHO ARE LOW IN VERBAL ABILITIES, SINCE VERBAL SKILLS ARE RELATED TO THE APPROPRIATE HANDLING OF STRESS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) ...KAP

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