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Outcomes / Benefits to CDC staff“ There is a similarlypositive strikingreduction of work injury,sick leave and otherpersonal quality oflife/cost impact amongcustody assigned to thetreatment unit {Amity}versus officers in allother yards and housingunits.”David Deitch, Ph.D, Director of theAddiction Technology Transfer Centerat UCSD (1998) From a six monthstudy conducted by UCSD at the RJ.Donovan Correctional Facility betweenJanuary 1, 1997 and June 30th, 1997.)
Outcomes/Recidivism ReductionComparisons of Inmateswho did NOT participateshow that 3/4ths of themwere back in prison three 75.1years after release.%But only about 1/4 of theAmity participants who Nocompleted the programTXwere in prison. 27.4%From a study conducted byH.Wexler, Ph.D. 1998NDRI funded by NIDAAmity
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