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The Success of Therapeutic Communities for Substance Abusers in American Prisons

Pages 57-66 | Published online: 23 Jan 2012

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Gila Chen, Ety Elisha, Uri Timor & Natti Ronel. (2016) Why Do Adolescents Drop Out of a Therapeutic Community for People With Drug Addiction?. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 25:1, pages 65-77.
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DavidE. Olson & ArthurJ. Lurigio. (2014) The Long-Term Effects of Prison-Based Drug Treatment and Aftercare Services on Recidivism. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 53:8, pages 600-619.
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Hongjik Lee, Sun-Kyung Shin & So-Youn Park. (2014) Effects of a Therapeutic Community on Korean Substance Abusers in Prison. Journal of Social Service Research 40:4, pages 481-490.
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Knowlton W. Johnson, Linda Young, Stephen Shamblen, Geetha Suresh, Thom Browne & Khun Warunee Chookhare. (2012) Evaluation of the Therapeutic Community Treatment Model in Thailand: Policy Implications for Compulsory and Prison-Based Treatment. Substance Use & Misuse 47:8-9, pages 889-909.
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Susie Adams, Carl G. Leukefeld & Ann R. Peden. (2008) Substance Abuse Treatment for Women Offenders: A Research Review. Journal of Addictions Nursing 19:2, pages 61-75.
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Andy Malinowski. (2003) ‘What works' with substance users in prison?. Journal of Substance Use 8:4, pages 223-233.
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Christopher P. Krebs, Thomas Brady & Glen Laird. (2003) Jail-Based Substance User Treatment: An Analysis of Retention. Substance Use & Misuse 38:9, pages 1227-1258.
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MaryK. Stohr, Craig Hemmens, Kristin Kjaer, Mark Gornik, Jed Dayley, Cindy Noon & Diane Baune. (2002) Inmate Perceptions of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programming. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 34:4, pages 1-32.
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AmeliaC. Roberts, JohnP. Galassi, Kevin McDonald & Susan Sachs. (2002) Reconceptualizing Substance Abuse Treatment in Therapeutic Communities: Resiliency Theory and the Role of Social Work Practitioners. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 2:2, pages 53-68.
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FrancisX. Baird & ArthurJ. Frankel. (2001) The Efficacy of Coerced Treatment for Offenders. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 34:1, pages 61-80.
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Gerald Melnick, George De Leon, Matthew L. Hiller & Kevin Knight. (2000) Therapeutic Communities: Diversity in Treatment Elements. Substance Use & Misuse 35:12-14, pages 1819-1847.
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George De Leon, Gerald Melnick, George Thomas, David Kressel & Harry K. Wexler. (2000) Motivation for Treatment in a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 26:1, pages 33-46.
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Kevin Knight, MatthewL. Hiller & D. Dwayne Simpson. (1999) Evaluating Corrections-Based Treatment for the Drug-Abusing Criminal Offender. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 31:3, pages 299-304.
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DouglasL. Polcin. (1999) Criminal Justice Coercion in the Treatment of Alcohol Problems: An Examination of Two Client Subgroups. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 31:2, pages 137-143.
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DouglasS. Lipton. (1998) Therapeutic community treatment programming in corrections. Psychology, Crime & Law 4:3, pages 213-263.
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Mary Mcmurran, Vincent Egan & Shahla Ahmadi. (1998) A retrospective evaluation of a therapeutic community for mentally disordered offenders. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry 9:1, pages 103-113.
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StephenM. Taylor, Marc Galanter, Helen Dermatis, Neal Spivack & Susan Egelko. (1997) Dual Diagnosis Patients in the Modified Therapeutic Community. Journal of Addictive Diseases 16:3, pages 31-38.
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Stanley Sacks, JoAnn Sacks, George De Leon, Allen I. Bernhardt & Graham L. Staines. (1997) Modified Therapeutic Community for Mentally Ill Chemical “Abusers”: Background; Influences; Program Description; Preliminary Findings. Substance Use & Misuse 32:9, pages 1217-1259.
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Andrew Johns. (1997) Substance misuse: a primary risk and a major problem of comorbidity. International Review of Psychiatry 9:2-3, pages 233-242.
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MatthewL. Hiller, Kevin Knight, Julien Devereux & Michael Hathcoat. (1996) Posttreatment Outcomes for Substance-Abusing Probationers Mandated to Residential Treatment. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 28:3, pages 291-296.
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O. McKeown, G. McGauley, D. M. Forshaw, J. Carlyle & J. Fitzpatrick. (1996) Forensic Addictive Behaviours Unit: A Case Study (Part II). Journal of Substance Misuse 1:2, pages 97-103.
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Andrew Day, Sharon Casey, Jim Vess & Gina Huisy. (2012) Assessing the Therapeutic Climate of Prisons. Criminal Justice and Behavior 39:2, pages 156-168.
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Andrew DayTony Ward. (2009) Offender Rehabilitation as a Value-Laden Process. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 54:3, pages 289-306.
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Hope M. Smiley-McDonald & Carl G. Leukefeld. (2016) Incarcerated Clients’ Perceptions of Therapeutic Change in Substance Abuse Treatment: A 4-Year Case Study. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 49:5, pages 574-589.
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Nena Messina, William Burdon, Garo Hagopian & Michael Prendergast. (2004) One year return to custody rates among co-disordered offenders. Behavioral Sciences & the Law 22:4, pages 503-518.
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David A. Deitch, Igor Koutsenok & Amanda Ruiz. (2016) In-Custody Therapeutic Community Substance Abuse Treatment: Does It Have an Impact on Custody Personnel?. Criminal Justice Policy Review 15:1, pages 61-83.
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Gerald MelnickJosephine HawkeHarry K. Wexler. (2016) Client Perceptions Of Prison-Based Therapeutic Community Drug Treatment Programs. The Prison Journal 84:1, pages 121-138.
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Kathryn E. McCollister, Michael T. French, Michael Prendergast, Harry Wexler, Stan Sacks & Elizabeth Hall. (2003) Is In‐Prison Treatment Enough? A Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis of Prison‐Based Treatment and Aftercare Services for Substance‐Abusing Offenders. Law & Policy 25:1, pages 63-82.
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Matthew L. Hiller, Kevin Knight, Carl Leukefeld & D. Dwayne Simpson. (2016) Motivation as a Predictor of Therapeutic Engagement in Mandated Residential Substance Abuse Treatment. Criminal Justice and Behavior 29:1, pages 56-75.
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