Democratic Theraputic Communities (DTC's) Outcome study

This requirement is for the final completion of an outcomes study of prison based Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs). The aim of this research is to establish the effect of the DTCs on reducing reoffending and improving psychological health in addition to other suitable proxy outcome measures (e.g. reduced risk of serious harm in the community), using a matched comparison group via Propensity Score matching in the general prison population.