Dietz Erik Faust, O'Connell Daniel J, Scarpitti Frank R
Psychology Services, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20354, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2003 Apr;47(2):210-23. doi: 10.1177/0306624X03251088.
There is a growing emphasis in corrections on the treatment of inmates with drug problems. The typical method of evaluating drug treatment programs is to examine how the treatment affects the inmate in terms of relapse and recidivism. This study examines the institutional consequences of operating a therapeutic community located in a medium/high-security male institution. The effect on management is examined from a perspective of institutional disorder. Disorders, from less severe inmate rule violations to more serious assaults, and rates of grievance filing are examined within the treatment unit and compared with rates in the general population. The inmate's perception of the environment, whether in treatment or non-treatment, is also examined. Findings indicate that in-prison therapeutic communities have lower levels of disorder than nontreatment housing units and tend to produce more positive perceptions of the living environment among the inmates living there. The impact of these findings for prison management is discussed.
惩教机构越来越重视对有毒品问题的囚犯的治疗。评估戒毒治疗项目的典型方法是考察治疗对囚犯在复吸和再犯罪方面的影响。本研究考察了在一个中等/高度设防的男性监狱中运营一个治疗社区所产生的机构层面的后果。从机构混乱的角度考察对管理的影响。考察了从较轻的违反囚犯规定行为到更严重的攻击行为等混乱情况，以及治疗单元内的申诉率，并与普通人群中的比率进行比较。还考察了囚犯对治疗或非治疗环境的看法。研究结果表明，监狱内的治疗社区比非治疗居住单元的混乱程度更低，并且往往会使居住在那里的囚犯对生活环境产生更积极的看法。讨论了这些研究结果对监狱管理的影响。
