Ohio's Prison-Based Therapeutic Community Treatment Programs for Substance Abusers: Preliminary Analysis of Re-Arrest Data

Harvey A. Siegal; Jichuan Wang; Robert G. Carlson; Russel S. Falck; Ahmmed M. Rahman; Robert L. Fine

doi:10.1300/J076v28n03_03

Ohio's Prison-Based Therapeutic Community Treatment Programs for Substance Abusers: Preliminary Analysis of Re-Arrest Data

Harvey A. Siegal, Jichuan Wang, Robert G. Carlson, Russel S. Falck, Ahmmed M. Rahman, Robert L. Fine

Wright State University

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This study evaluates the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services' prison-based therapeutic communities (TCs) for inmates with histories of drug abuse. The study compares arrests/charges following release from prison among 487 inmates with TC experience and 242 inmates without TC treatment. Outcome measures were based on arrest and charge statistics. The results of survival analysis and Cox hazards model analysis indicate that length of time in the TC is crucial to a positive outcome. Controlling for age, gender, ethnicity, and education, inmates who spent at least 180 days in a TC were significantly less likely than those with less time in treatment or no TC exposure to be re-arrested/charged with violent or drug-related crimes one year after release.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Volume	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J076v28n03_03
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

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Drug Addiction
Evaluation
Prison-Based Therapeutic Communities

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Community Health
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental and Social Health
Public Health

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