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Admission and Classification. 1<br />
I<br />
Inmate volunteers for drug and<br />
Comprehensive Drug and<br />
Determination of Need (low,<br />
med., or high).<br />
Comparison Groups:<br />
Matched Sample of TC-Eligible<br />
Inmates (High Need) Selected From<br />
Less Intensive Outpatient<br />
Treatment and Ancillary Groups<br />
Treatment Groups:<br />
Therapeutic Community Programs<br />
Serving High Need Inmates<br />
0 Aprox. N = 675<br />
0 Cresson (aprox. loo),<br />
Houtzdale (aprox. 200),<br />
Huntingdon (aprox. 75),<br />
Graterford (aprox. loo),<br />
Waymart (aprox. 200)"<br />
0 Drug dependency scores and<br />
other selection criteria applied<br />
to select inmates for<br />
comparison group.<br />
10 Aprox. N = 362<br />
Cresson (52 beds), Huntingdon<br />
(36 beds), Graterford (50 beds),<br />
Houtzdale (124 beds), Waymart<br />
(100 beds)<br />
Fimre 1. Framework for Research Design.<br />
0<br />
" Oversampling was used to select eligible inmates for comparison groups, so as to offset<br />
expected sample attrition due to program non-completion andor transfer.<br />
43<br />
This document is a research report submitted to the U.S. Department of <strong>Justice</strong>. This report has not<br />
been published by the Department. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s)<br />
and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of <strong>Justice</strong>.
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