This mixed methods study uses official records and interviews with inmates and staff to compare misconduct in therapeutic communities (TC’s) and the use of alternative resolutions (in lieu of formal charges by correctional officers) to other prison units. Prisoner misconduct has been studied using individual self-reports or aggregate prison rates, but unit level differences between TC’s and other prison wings are often overlooked. Restorative justice and diversion approaches are much studied in the community corrections literature but correctional officer use of alternatives to charging, such as mediation, is not well understood. The study examines differences in prisoner behavior by unit function by comparing misconduct over a 24 month period in therapeutic communities to general population, worker, protective custody, mental health, and high risk units. Study findings show lower misconduct in TC’s, including more serious misconduct such as fights. Furthermore, a significant proportion of overall charges were diverted into alternative resolution (AR)s, particularly within therapeutic communities. Interviewees reported a different approach taken in the TC toward discipline with a greater use of interaction, informal warnings, and application of AR, as opposed to formal charges. Future research is recommended using qualitative research strategies to appraise the alternative resolution decision process and prisoner-staff perceptions of discipline.

这项混合方法研究使用官方记录和对囚犯和工作人员的采访，将治疗社区 (TC) 中的不当行为以及使用替代解决方案（代替惩教人员的正式指控）与其他监狱单位进行比较。已经使用个人自我报告或总监狱率研究了囚犯的不当行为，但 TC 和其他监狱部门之间的单位级别差异经常被忽视。在社区矫正文献中对恢复性司法和转移方法进行了大量研究，但对矫正人员使用替代收费的替代方法（例如调解）的了解并不充分。该研究通过比较治疗社区 24 个月内的不当行为与一般人群、工人、保护性监护、心理健康、和高风险单位。研究结果表明，TC 的不当行为较少，包括更严重的不当行为，例如打架。此外，很大一部分总费用被转用于替代解决方案 (AR)，特别是在治疗社区内。受访者报告了 TC 在纪律方面采取的不同方法，更多地使用互动、非正式警告和 AR 的应用，而不是正式收费。未来的研究建议使用定性研究策略来评估替代解决方案决策过程和囚犯工作人员对纪律的看法。特别是在治疗社区内。受访者报告了 TC 在纪律方面采取的不同方法，更多地使用互动、非正式警告和 AR 的应用，而不是正式收费。未来的研究建议使用定性研究策略来评估替代解决方案决策过程和囚犯工作人员对纪律的看法。特别是在治疗社区内。受访者报告了 TC 在纪律方面采取的不同方法，更多地使用互动、非正式警告和 AR 的应用，而不是正式收费。未来的研究建议使用定性研究策略来评估替代解决方案决策过程和囚犯工作人员对纪律的看法。