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Prison-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment in Minnesota: An Outcome Evaluation

Publication year: 2010 | Cataloged on: Jul. 19, 2012

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  • 026131

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  • 2010
  • 40 pages

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  • Prison-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment in Minnesota: An Outcome Evaluation

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ANNOTATION: The effectiveness of chemical dependency (CD) treatment in Minnesota prisons is investigated by using a comparison of the recidivism rates of treated and untreated prisoners released from prison. Three types of recidivism measures were used—rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration. Results “suggest that: 1) prison-based treatment may have an impact on recidivism, 2) completing treatment may significantly lower the risk of recidivism, and 3) medium- and long-term programs may be more effective at reducing recidivism than short-term programs” (p. 23).
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