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Getting Clean in a Drug Rehabilitation Program in Prison: A Grounded Theory Analysis

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Title: Getting Clean in a Drug Rehabilitation Program in Prison: A Grounded Theory Analysis
Language: English
Authors: Smith, Sharon, Ferguson, Neil
Source: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 2005 42(1):51-74.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2005
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Rehabilitation Programs, Correctional Institutions, Drug Use, Drug Rehabilitation, Correctional Rehabilitation, Institutionalized Persons, Recidivism, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Risk, Outcomes of Treatment, Attribution Theory
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
DOI: 10.1300/J076v42n01_03
ISSN: 1050-9674
Abstract: High-risk drug use is prevalent among UK prison populations (Lipton, 1995) while recovery in prison is both complex and variable. Grounded theory methodology was employed to gain a greater understanding of the perceptions and conceptualisations of "risk," "need" and "motivation" in relation to prisoner drug abusing practices, criminal practices, abstinence initiating practices and the meaning of recovery for 11 Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) based drug rehabilitation clients. The analysis presented five themes with the main problem faced by the participants as "staying clean."
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 38
Entry Date: 2009
Accession Number: EJ844546
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:High-risk drug use is prevalent among UK prison populations (Lipton, 1995) while recovery in prison is both complex and variable. Grounded theory methodology was employed to gain a greater understanding of the perceptions and conceptualisations of "risk," "need" and "motivation" in relation to prisoner drug abusing practices, criminal practices, abstinence initiating practices and the meaning of recovery for 11 Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) based drug rehabilitation clients. The analysis presented five themes with the main problem faced by the participants as "staying clean."
ISSN:1050-9674
DOI:10.1300/J076v42n01_03