The Impact of Criminal Thinking and Treatment Engagement on Recidivism
Author: Yang Yang.; Kevin Knight.; Patrick M. Flynn.; Wayne Lehman.
Source: Volume 16, Number 04, November/December 2012 , pp.49-54(6)
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Abstract:
Yang et al. investigate the criminal thinking factors that have been found to affect inmates’ engagement with substance-abuse treatment programs and examine the process through which pre-treatment criminal thinking influences during treatment performance and post-release recidivism. The authors identify several factors that might be important in reducing rearrest rates for offenders released from an in-prison treatment program. These factors include a program’s ability to target an inmate’s distorted thoughts and ability to keep inmates engaged in the treatment process.Keywords: drug treatment; criminal thinking; treatment engagement
Affiliations:
1: Texas Christian University Institute of Behavioral Research; 2: Texas Christian University Institute of Behavioral Research; 3: Texas Christian University Institute of Behavioral Research; 4: Texas Christian University Institute of Behavioral Research.