Gateway Houses: Effectiveness of Treatment on Criminal Behavior
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 13 (3) , 369-381
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826087809045254
Abstract
Arrest rates for the year preceding admission to and the year following discharge from the Gateway Houses program [Illinois, USA] were determined for 3 groups of former residents: early dropouts [ED], late dropouts [LD] and persons who completed treatment [T]. Data were obtained from police records. Arrest rates for the groups were comparable prior to admission but significantly different following discharge. ED showed no change in arrest rates from the year prior to admission to the year following discharge. LD showed an 81% reduction in arrest rates, and T showed a 97% reduction in arrest rates. Change in criminal behavior occurred as a function of treatment.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Phoenix HousePublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1972