The Role of Stakes in Conformity on Participation in Prison-Based Drug Treatment

Tammy Macy, University of Texas - Austin

ABSTRACT
There have been few studies of background characteristics of voluntary and involuntary participants in drug treatment programs in prison. Using data from the 1991 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities, this research examines the extent to which participation is a function of Hirschi's social control variables, such as attachment. The research is important because of the likelihood that strong social controls increase the likelihood of treatment success.

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