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Therapeutic communities in prison and aftercare to reduce re-incarceration rates of drug-using offenders with co-occurring mental illness

Summary of the evidence

Rating
  • Likely to be beneficial

When compared to treatment as usual therapeutic communities in prison and aftercare were found in a systematic  review (Perry et al., 2019, 13 RTCs, N = 2 606) to have a moderate effect in:

  • reducing re-incarceration rates (RR 0.40, 95% CI 0.24 - 0.67)
  • reducing involvement in subsequent criminal activity (RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.53 - 0.84)

Details

Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.

Name of response option
  • Therapeutic communities
Desired outcome(s)
  • reduce re-incarceration rates
Area(s)
  • Treatment
Specific substance or pattern of use
  • co-morbidity
Target group(s) or setting(s)
  • dual-diagnosis patients
  • prison

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