Outcome Evaluation of the New Mexico Corrections Department Genesis Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners;Draft final rept

摘要

Prior research has shown that prison-based therapeutic communities can be effective in reducing recidivism and reincarceration through addressing the substance abuse problems of offenders. Grant no. 99-RT-VX-K0076 was awarded to the Institute for Social Research (ISR) by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to explore the effectiveness and enhance the understanding of the federally funded Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Genesis in-prison therapeutic community at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility (SNMCF) in the minimum restrict security wing of the Paul Oliver Unit (POU) in southern New Mexico. This study is a continuation of and builds upon a prior study that focused on the implementation of the therapeutic community.