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Home Furlough Program Effects on Rates of Recidivism

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LeClair, Daniel P – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978

In an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the furlough program as a correctional device, an analysis of rates of recidivism for individuals released from Massachusetts' state correctional institutions in the years 1973 and 1974 was conducted. Analysis of the data indicates that the participation in the Home Furlough Program led to a…

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals, Delinquent Behavior

The Transcendental Meditation Program and Rehabilitation at Folsom State Prison

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Abrams, Allan I.; Siegel, Larry M. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978

Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program in a maximum security prison were studied via cross-validation design. Meditation and control groups indicated reduction in anxiety, neuroticism, hostility, and insomnia as a function of the treatment. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals