Journal article
Prison Therapeutic Community Treatment for Female Offenders: Profiles and Preliminary Findings for Mental Health and Other Variables (Crime, Substance Use and HIV Risk)
Journal of offender rehabilitation, Vol.46(3-4), pp.233-261
05/23/2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118023
Abstract
This random assignment study compared women in a prison Therapeutic Community (TC) program with those in a cognitive-behavioral intervention. Over two thirds of study subjects received a lifetime diagnosis of severe mental disorder, nearly one-half received a diagnosis of PTSD, and virtually all reported exposure to trauma. Preliminary analysis (n = 314) found significantly better six-month post-prison outcomes for the TC group on measures of mental health, criminal behavior and HIV-risk behavior. These findings suggest the short-term effectiveness of prison TC treatment for female offenders with substance use disorders, and underscore the importance of adapting treatment to address mental health.
Metrics
6 Record Views
Details
- Title
- Prison Therapeutic Community Treatment for Female Offenders: Profiles and Preliminary Findings for Mental Health and Other Variables (Crime, Substance Use and HIV Risk)
- Creators
- Joann Y Sacks - Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI)Stanley Sacks - Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI)Karen Mckendrick - Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI)Steven Banks - University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolMarlies Schoeneberger - Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI)Zachary Hamilton - Center for the Integration of Research & Practice (CIRP), National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI)Joseph Stommel - Colorado Department of Corrections , Clinical ServicesJoanie Shoemaker - Colorado Department of Corrections
- Publication Details
- Journal of offender rehabilitation, Vol.46(3-4), pp.233-261
- Academic Unit
- Criminal Justice and Criminology, Department of
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 99900548571201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article