Rainforth et al., 2003
Rainforth, Maxwell V.; Alexander, Charles N.; and Cavanaugh, Kenneth L. Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on recidivism among former inmates of Folsom Prison: Survival analysis of 15-year follow-up data. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 36: 181–203, 2003.
Maximum security prison inmates in California, USA, who learned the Transcendental Meditation program while incarcerated showed significantly less recidivism, as defined by new arrest leading to felony conviction, in contrast to control groups from the same prison and controlling for many demographic and background variables.
- Year
- 2003
- Journal
- Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4937–4952
- Section
- Rehabilitation
Findings (2)
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Decreased Recidivism
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Reduced Severity of Re-offence
Transcendental Meditation · Longitudinal with nonrandomized controls
Authors
- Maxwell V. Rainforth, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Charles N. Alexander, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA