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Article: From the institution to the community: studies show benefits of continuity of care in reduced recidivism, relapse rates.
- Article from:
- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
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The effectiveness of jail and prison substance abuse treatment has been well-established over the years. Among inmate treatment programs, prerelease therapeutic communities (TC) have been the most studied, and have a well-documented record of success. For example, evaluations of New York's Stay'n Out TC examined the progress of more than 2,000 inmates during a 10-year period and found that the program was successful even with clients with extensive criminal records.
Studies also have shown that community-based offender drug treatment can be successful. Researchers Doug Anglin and his associates at UCLA present impressive long-term follow-up data on the California ...