Alexander, Rainforth, et al., 2003
Alexander, Charles N.; Rainforth, Maxwell V.; Frank, Paul R.; Grant, James D.; von Stade Christopher; and Walton, Kenneth G. Walpole study of the Transcendental Meditation program in maximum security prisoners III: Reduced recidivism. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 36: 161–180, 2003.
Prison inmates in Massachusetts, USA, who learned the Transcendental Meditation program while incarcerated showed significantly less return to prison for 30 days or longer in contrast to control groups from the same prison, as well as in significantly lower rate of re-incarceration due to new arrests.
- Year
- 2003
- Journal
- Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4923–4936
- Section
- Rehabilitation
Findings (2)
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Decreased Recidivism
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Decreased Recidivism in Comparison to Other Prison Treatment Programs
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Authors
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Maxwell V. Rainforth, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Paul R. Frank, MS
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- James D. Grant, EdD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth G. Walton, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Christopher von Stade, EdD
Fairfield, IA, USA