NCJ Number
153284
Journal
Journal of Drug Issues Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Dated: (Winter 1993) Pages: 1-161
Editor(s)
R L Rachin,
J Inciardi,
S Martin
Date Published
1993
Length
161 pages
Annotation
Ten articles describe and report on evaluations of various offender drug treatment programs.
Abstract
The first article reviews the history of drug treatment programs in correctional settings, followed by an article on the numbers and characteristics of drug-using women in the criminal justice system and their implications for treatment. The third article provides an overview of cognitive skills interventions in drug treatment and highlights two correctional treatment programs that have incorporated a cognitive component. Another study reports on the early findings from an ongoing longitudinal study of the efficacy of an intensive case management approach for treating parolees with past drug problems. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has undertaken a major initiative to provide residential drug abuse treatment to incarcerated offenders. One article provides an overview of the development, structure, and content of this program. This is followed by a report on the process and outcome evaluation results for a unique in-jail methadone maintenance program in New York City. Another study examines the pattern of determinants of recent substance abuse among inmates referred for treatment in a metropolitan jail. Remaining articles focus on patterns of drug use in prison and implications for treatment; enhancement of corrections-based treatment through the application of the intervention approach; and the philosophy, procedures, and preliminary findings of the Focused Offender Disposition Program. References and tabular data accompany the articles. For individual articles, see NCJ-153285-94.