The Prison Journal

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Register here to gain access to SAGE's 500+ Journals Online

Click here to sign up for SAGE Journal Email Alerts today!

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Mosher, C.
Right arrow Articles by Phillips, D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
The Prison Journal, Vol. 86, No. 1, 6-31 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885505283871

The Dynamics of a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community for Women Offenders

Retention, Completion, and Outcomes

Clayton Mosher

Washington State University, Vancouver

Dretha Phillips

Washington State University, Pullman

Research has demonstrated that there is a strong relationship between substance abuse and various forms of criminal activity and that drug treatment is effective in reducing crime among substance abusers. Yet, there is a large discrepancy between the number of individuals in the criminal justice system who need treatment and the number of treatment slots available. Indications are that women offenders are even more underserviced with respect to drug treatment than are male offenders. Qualitative data are used here to examine the day-today operations of a prison-based therapeutic community forwomen offenders, with a particular focus on external constraints on the community. Quantitative data are used to examine completion rates and outcomes forwomen in the program, yielding a clear inference that the program was effective in reducing recidivism among its participants.

Key Words: women offenders • drug treatment • prison-based therapeutic community


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Criminal Justice and BehaviorHome page
D. M. Daggett, S. D. Camp, O. Kwon, S. P. Rosenmerkel, and J. Klein-Saffran
Faith-Based Correctional Programming in Federal Prisons: Factors Affecting Program Completion
Criminal Justice and Behavior, July 1, 2008; 35(7): 848 - 862.
[Abstract] [PDF]