A Comparative Study of the Therapeutic Education System for Incarcerated Substance-Abusing Offenders
A Comparative Study of the Therapeutic Education System for Incarcerated Substance-Abusing Offenders
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DOI：
10.1177/0032885516636858
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发表时间：
2016-06-01
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影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
French, Michael
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作者：
Chaple, Michael;Sacks, Stanley;French, Michael
虽然已经建立了许多有效和具有成本效益的治疗方法，但很少有滥用药物的罪犯在监禁期间得到这种治疗。这项研究比较了计算机干预的有效性，治疗教育系统(TES)和标准关怀在衡量犯罪(包括再次监禁)、药物使用和监狱释放后艾滋病毒危险行为方面的有效性。结果表明，TES和标准治疗在减少犯罪率、吸毒复发和艾滋病毒危险行为方面同样有效。在监狱中，大多数吸食药物的罪犯没有得到治疗，找出同样有效的大剂量替代药物，如TES，可以极大地扩大获得高质量心理社会干预的机会。
Although many efficacious and cost-effective treatments have been established, very few substance-abusing offenders receive such treatment while incarcerated. This study compares the effectiveness of a computerized intervention, the Therapeutic Education System (TES), with Standard Care on measures of crime (including re-incarceration), drug use, and HIV risk behavior post prison release. Results show that TES and standard treatment were equally effective in reducing criminality, relapse to drug use, and HIV risk behavior. In prisons, where a majority of substance-using offenders do not receive treatment, identifying an equally effective high-volume alternative such as TES can greatly expand access to quality psychosocial interventions.