@article{ref1,
title="The potential of prison-based democratic therapeutic communities",
journal="International journal of prisoner health",
year="2017",
author="Bennett, Jamie and Shuker, Richard",
volume="13",
number="1",
pages="19-24",
abstract="PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to describe the work of HMP Grendon, the only prison in the UK to operate entirely as a series of democratic therapeutic communities and to summarise the research of its effectiveness. <br><br>DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The paper is both descriptive, providing an overview of the work of a prison-based therapeutic community, and offers a literature review regarding evidence of effectiveness. <br><br>FINDINGS The work of HMP Grendon has a wide range of positive benefits including reduced levels of disruption in prison, reduced self-harm, improved well-being, an environment that is experienced as more humane and reduced levels of reoffending. <br><br>ORIGINALITY/VALUE The work of HMP Grendon offers a well established and evidenced approach to managing men who have committed serious violent and sexually violent offences. It also promotes and embodies a progressive approach to managing prisons rooted in the welfare tradition.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1744-9200",
doi="10.1108/IJPH-08-2016-0036",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-08-2016-0036"
}