Offenders with a substance abuse diagnosis are often ordered to participate in treatment.
However, little is known about how offenders perceive this mandate or how the criminal …

California's Proposition 36 offers nonviolent drug offenders community-based treatment as
an alternative to incarceration or probation without treatment. The study objective was to …

Using data from the National Criminal Justice Treatment Practices (NCJTP) Survey,
estimates of offenders participating in drug treatment services were generated. Existing drug …

This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of residential substance abuse treatment in
reducing recidivism among high-risk offenders. The study employed a quasi-experimental …

While it is known that community-based outpatient treatment for substance abusing
offenders is effective, treatment completion rates are low and much of the prior research has …

The drug court model, which integrates drug treatment with community supervision and uses
the authority of the court to facilitate compliance and behavioral change, provides an …

Evidence is accumulating that drug court programs appear effective in reducing the
substance use and recidivism of drug-involved offenders. As there is no single drug court …

Justice system involvement is highly correlated with substance‐use issues. Untreated,
substance‐using offenders are likely to continue to use drugs, commit crimes, and pose a …

The first six steps include making recidivism reduction the goal of treatment services,
ensuring treatment and criminal justice system features are policy-driven, ensuring treatment …

Proponents of a pure public safety perspective on the drug problem hold that drug-involved
offenders require consistent and intensive supervision by criminal justice authorities in order …