Chapter 2. The Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy on Recidivism: Meta‒analytic Findings from the Correctional Drug Abuse Treatment Effectiveness (CDATE) Study

  1. James McGuire
  1. Douglas S. Lipton1,
  2. Frank S. Pearson2,
  3. Charles M. Cleland,
  4. Dorline Yee

Published Online: 13 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470713464.ch2

Book Title

Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment: Effective Programmes and Policies to Reduce Re-Offending

Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment: Effective Programmes and Policies to Reduce Re-Offending

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How to Cite

Lipton, D. S., Pearson, F. S., Cleland, C. M. and Yee, D. (2008) The Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy on Recidivism: Meta‒analytic Findings from the Correctional Drug Abuse Treatment Effectiveness (CDATE) Study, in Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment: Effective Programmes and Policies to Reduce Re-Offending (ed J. McGuire), John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470713464.ch2

Editor Information

  1. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool, UK

Author Information

  1. 1

    Lipton Consulting, 8 Appletree Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, USA

  2. 2

    National Development and Research Institutes, New York, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 MAY 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471987611

Online ISBN: 9780470713464

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Keywords:

  • therapeutic community;
  • milieu therapy;
  • correctional drug abuse treatment effectiveness;
  • mental health services;
  • community treatment

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • The Context

  • Prior Studies

  • Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy

  • Hypothesis Investigation

  • The Hypotheses

  • Findings

  • Discussion

  • Conclusion

  • Notes

  • References

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