Therapeutic communities and prison management: An examination of the effects of operating an in-prison therapeutic community on levels of institutional disorder
Therapeutic communities and prison management: An examination of the effects of operating an in-prison therapeutic community on levels of institutional disorder
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DOI：
10.1177/0306624x03251088
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发表时间：
2003-04-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Scarpitti, FR
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作者：
Dietz, EF;O'Connell, DJ;Scarpitti, FR
在教养所中，对有毒品问题的囚犯的治疗越来越受到重视。评估药物治疗方案的典型方法是检查治疗如何影响囚犯的复发和再犯。本研究考察了在中等/高度安全的男性机构中经营治疗社区的制度后果。从制度失序的角度考察其对管理的影响。从不太严重的囚犯违犯规则到更严重的攻击，在治疗单位内检查申诉率，并与一般人群的比率进行比较。囚犯对环境的感知，无论是在治疗或不治疗中，也被检查。研究结果表明，监狱治疗社区比非治疗住房单元的障碍水平更低，并且往往使居住在那里的囚犯对生活环境产生更积极的看法。讨论了这些发现对监狱管理的影响。
There is a growing emphasis in corrections on the treatment of inmates with drug problems. The typical method of evaluating drug treatment programs is to examine how the treatment affects the inmate in terms of relapse and recidivism. This study examines the institutional consequences of operating a therapeutic community located in a medium/high-security male institution. The effect on management is examined from a perspective of institutional disorder. Disorders, from less severe inmate rule violations to more serious assaults, and rates of grievance filing are examined within the treatment unit and compared with rates in the general population. The inmate's perception of the environment, whether in treatment or nontreatment, is also examined. Findings indicate that in-prison therapeutic communities have lower levels of disorder than nontreatment housing units and tend to produce more positive perceptions of the living environment among the inmates living there. The impact of these findings for prison management is discussed.