Evidence Brief: Correctional Alcohol and Drug Treatment [pdf, 288 KB]
...shown to be effective, particularly services such as the Drug Treatment Units (DTUs) that apply the Therapeutic Communities model. • Rehabilitation programmes are most effective when targeted at people at high risk of reoffending. • For New Zealand-based programmes in prison, one person is prevented from being re-imprisoned for every 20 prisoners receiving the programme. • Treatment for adolescent offenders can reduce substance use, but it does not tend to reduce...