MAINTAINING DRUG ABUSERS IN THE COMMUNITY - A NEW TREATMENT CONCEPT

• NCJ Number: 7530
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1972) Pages: 18-26
• Author(s): M K KLEIN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICTS WITHIN A PROBATION SETTING, IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

Abstract

DOCUMENT INCLUDES AN EXAMINATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM OF DRUG ADDICT TREATMENT, WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION BEING GIVEN TO THE PROMISE AND THE LIMITATIONS OF PROBATION IN DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION. INDICATED IS THE TYPE OF PROBATION OFFICER MOST LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HANDLING DRUG USERS, AND THE METHODS TO BE USED IN INTERVIEWING AND SUPERVISING ADDICTS ON PROBATION. SHORT AND LONG-RANGE GOALS OF PROBATION PROGRAMS ARE OUTLINED. THE IMPORTANCE OF STAFF TRAINING IS CONSIDERED AND THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE STAFF IS THE MOST VALUABLE COMPONENT OF THE PROBATION PROGRAM, THEREFORE, PROPER TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL.