Abstract
Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to consider whether a common process linking seemingly disparate phenomena could explain how men from a low-secure unit (LSU) could stabilise, progress and return to their community.Design/methodology/approach– Reflective practice and a re-consideration of an LSU unknowingly operating as a therapeutic community.Findings– The Hawthorne Effect, social psychiatry and Bowman LSU share a common humanity whereby people matter. As a result, LSU's can offer more than containment.Originality/value– Therapeutic community principles can function in LSU's.
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