What shall I do now? Released offenders' expectations for supervision upon release.
In an outcome evaluation of recovering addicts who participated in a prison-based therapeutic community, 39 clients (a nonrandomized subsample) were interviewed about their rehabilitation and reintegration experience. The study focused on participants' perceptions of how essential the continuum of treatment and supervision after release was. Whereas many studies have shown that participating in prison-based drug treatment programs reduces likelihood of recidivism, clients in this study suggested that other factors might be equally important-in particular, the importance of the continuum of treatment after release and/or being supervised in the community. Findings are discussed in regard to inmates' expectations, confusion upon release, and formal support mechanisms; suggestions for further research are made.
Gideon
Lior
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Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY 10019, USA. lgideon@jjay.cuny.edu
D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*