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Drug Treatment Behind Bars - Prison-Based Strategies for Change (Hardcover, New)
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Drug Treatment Behind Bars - Prison-Based Strategies for Change (Hardcover, New)
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In the last 15 years, the prison population in the U.S. increased
by more than 188 percent. The increase has been fueled largely by
increases in the number of individuals convicted of drug-related
offenses. These offenders constitute a disproportionate number of
recidivists who, in turn, are responsible for a relatively large
proportion of criminal activity in our society. The vast majority
of these offenders were arrested for committing violent crimes, and
most of the offenders are poor, unemployed, uneducated, come from
dysfunctional families, and are African-American. Contrary to
public opinion, many of these offenders are tired of their
"revolving door" relationship with the police, courts, and
correctional institutions. However, without appropriate social and
therapeutic support, there is little hope of altering their
behavior. This volume seeks to address specific issues relevant to
prisons in America and includes contributions by practitioners in
the field of prison-based drug treatment and therapy programs. The
work is an important contribution to the literature examining the
extent to which rehabilitation (i.e., prison-based drug treatment
programs) has effectively reduced recidivism, drug relapse, and
violent crime in our society.
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