Correctional Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Communities

Jennifer Pealer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University, where she teaches courses in corrections, juvenile justice and statistics. Prior to joining ETSU, she was a Senior Policy Analyst with Council of State Governments Justice Center, where she assisted multiple states implement justice reinvestment legislation. She was also the Assistant Commissioner of Research and Program Development for the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority, where she was responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing evidence-based practices, programs, and training agendas. Dr. Pealer has served as a consultant to many correctional programs throughout the United States by providing training and technical assistance in offender risk/need instruments and effective practices in risk reduction and techniques for changing offending behavior. She has published articles in the field of correctional rehabilitation and public opinion on crime and correctional issues. She earned her B.A. and M.A. in criminal justice from East Tennessee State University and her Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati.

Introduction: Promoting Behavior Change

Chapter 1: The "Just Say No" War on Drugs Campaign, Juvenile Drug Use, and the Juvenile Crime Problem

Chapter 2: From Rehabilitation to Punitive Measures: Combatting Juvenile Crime and Drug Use

Chapter 3: How Were Treatment Effectiveness and Fidelity Measured for the Evaluation of the Juvenile Therapeutic Community?

Chapter 4: Did Participation in the Therapeutic Community Affect Outcomes?

Chapter 5: What It All Means: Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A: Data Collection Instruments

Appendix B: Tables

Appendix C: Program Integrity Measures