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Peer reviewedKnight, Kevin; Simpson, D. Dwayne; Chatham, Lois R.; Camacho, L. Mabel – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1997
Provides an overview of a comprehensive, prison-based treatment assessment, including a six-month follow-up study. Results show that 80% of the inmates referred to the program graduated. Graduates demonstrated marked reductions in criminal and drug-use activity and had lower relapse and recidivism rates when compared to other parolees. (RJM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Crime Prevention, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
