Therapeutic Communities In Correctional Settings
Phase II of the Standards Development Project has been successfully completed. The field reviews at all sites have been conducted and the data have been analyzed. The Phase II results validated the standards themselves and the review protocol. Recommendations based upon the field review guided the final revision of both the standards and the protocol. The TCA Criminal Justice Committee has recommended dissemination of the TCA National Prison TC standards guided by considerations and caveats that assure their appropriate implementation. The final and third phase of the standards development project is to translate the TCA standards into the format that can be utilized by the American Correctional Association (ACA) for program accreditation. A brief outline of Phase III is attached as Appendix C.
