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The Effect of Family Therapy on Prison-based Substance Abuse Treatment and Recidivism Outcomes for Incarcerated Women
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| Title: | The Effect of Family Therapy on Prison-based Substance Abuse Treatment and Recidivism Outcomes for Incarcerated Women |
| Authors: | Swint, Phyllis A. |
| Keywords: | Family Therapy
Substance Abuse
Prisoners
Women
Recidivism |
| Issue Date: | 10-Jun-2009 |
| Abstract: | This study examined the effect of family therapy and prison-based substance
abuse treatment on recidivism outcomes for women in custody at a Philadelphia adult
correctional facility. The quasi-experimental design of the study used quantitative
analysis of archival data to isolate the independent effect of family therapy treatment on
retention in prison-based substance abuse treatment and recidivism. Survival regression
analyses were used to predict time until rearrest. For comparison, a sample of 100 female
inmates were divided into two study groups comprising those who received substance
abuse treatment only, and those who received substance abuse treatment and family
therapy. Background information including sociodemographic (race/ethnicity, age, and
education), criminal history, substance abuse, mental health, and trauma histories was
abstracted from the Philadelphia Prison’s Integrated Jail Management System and the
Forensic Family Therapy Treatment Program’s client records. Prison-based treatment
information and post-release recidivism was coded from prison-maintained computerized
custody and criminal history reports. While there was no significant differences between
groups in binary comparisons on risk factors associated recidivism, or the positive
influence of family therapy on treatment retention in the prison-based therapeutic
community, results did indicate a delay in time until recidivism for women who received
treatment during incarceration. Survival findings showed that of the N = 100 women in
the sample who received long-term prison-based behavioral health treatment (substance
abuse treatment and/or family therapy) only 30% recidivated post release from prison,
which falls well below national recidivism averages at 66% for parolees. These findings
suggest several relevant implications for policy and clinical practice that potentially could
lead to system-wide cost benefits for the state. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/3046 |
| Appears in Collections: | Health Sciences Theses and Dissertations
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