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Therapeutic Community Treatment of an Inmate Population with Substance Use Disorders: Post-Release Trends in Re-Arrest, Re-Incarceration, and Drug Misuse Relapse

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  • Alexandra Galassi

    (Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, NSW 1826, Australia)

  • Elias Mpofu

    (Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, NSW 1826, Australia
    Discipline, Rehabilitation Counselling, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 2141, Australia)

  • James Athanasou

    (Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney, P.O. Box 170, NSW 1826, Australia)

Abstract

This systematic literature review maps the evidence for the effectiveness of the therapeutic community interventions (TCI) in reducing re-arrest, re-incarceration or drug misuse following release from prison, including the extent to which these effects are retained over time. The databases searched for the review included PsychINFO, Medline and Scopus and reference lists from relevant articles published between 2007 and 2014. Only quantitative studies that examined the effectiveness of TCI for a prisoner population with drug dependence at the time of initial incarceration were considered. Fourteen studies were identified for inclusion in the review. Three-quarters of the studies reported TCI were effective in reducing rates of re-incarceration. About 70% of studies that examined follow-up rates of drug misuse relapse found TCI effective in reducing rates of drug misuse amongst participants. TCI participation reduced re-arrests events in 55% of the studies. Results suggest TCI effective in the short-term rather than longer term for reducing rates of re-incarceration among participants, and to a slightly lesser extent, drug misuse relapse.

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  • Alexandra Galassi & Elias Mpofu & James Athanasou, 2015. "Therapeutic Community Treatment of an Inmate Population with Substance Use Disorders: Post-Release Trends in Re-Arrest, Re-Incarceration, and Drug Misuse Relapse," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:6:p:7059-7072:d:51481
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    1. Shinzo Yatsugi & Koji Fujita & Saori Kashima & Akira Eboshida, 2016. "Drug Dependence Treatment Awareness among Japanese Female Stimulant Drug Offenders," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-11, November.
    2. Laura Contalbrigo & Marta De Santis & Marica Toson & Maria Montanaro & Luca Farina & Aldo Costa & Felice Alfonso Nava, 2017. "The Efficacy of Dog Assisted Therapy in Detained Drug Users: A Pilot Study in an Italian Attenuated Custody Institute," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-16, June.
    3. Whitten, Tyson & Cale, Jesse & Nathan, Sally & Williams, Megan & Baldry, Eileen & Ferry, Mark & Hayen, Andrew, 2023. "Influence of a residential drug and alcohol program on young people's criminal conviction trajectories," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).

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