NCJ Number
29337
Date Published
Unknown
Length
97 pages
Annotation
VOLUNTARY TREATMENT PROGRAM UTILIZES SYNANON-TYPE CONFRONTIVE GROUP THERAPY WITHIN A TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK.
Abstract
POST-RELEASE BEHAVIORAL RESULTS, COLLECTED FROM SUPERVISING PAROLE OFFICERS, SHOWED BETTER EMPLOYMENTRELATED ADJUSTMENT FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES. OTHER MEASURES, INCLUDING SOCIAL-PERSONAL VARIABLES AND RECIDIVISM, SHOWED PARTICIPANTS ADJUSTING AT LEAST AS FAVORABLY, IF NOT MORE FAVORABLY, THAN NON-PARTICIPATING INMATES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)