NCJ Number
103062
Date Published
1985
Length
169 pages
Annotation
This report describes the methodology and findings of Phase II (treatment needs analysis) of Canada's Federal Offender Alcohol and Drug Treatment Development Project, which involves the development of a regional plan for the creation and implementation of treatment services for substance abusing offenders.
Abstract
Phase II, which involved a 1984-1985 assessment of inmate needs for drug treatment programs, included semistructured interviews with 59 staff from 9 Ontario regional institutions. A total of 275 inmate volunteers participated in personal structured interviews supplemented by objective psychological tests. Staff estimates and inmate self-reports indicated that 75 to 80 percent of inmates have problems associated with substance abuse. Both staff and inmates report significant deficiencies in drug and alcohol treatment services. Four types of substance abusers were identified by cluster analysis: alcohol abusers (37 percent of the sample), young drug abusers (15 percent), young polydrug and alcohol abusers (28 percent), and psychiatrically impaired abusers (22 percent). The data indicate the need for a variety of treatment options to meet the needs of these subgroups. The proposed treatment management system consists of case identification, assessment, referral to treatment, short-term evaluation, institutional monitoring, prerelease assessment, community aftercare, and followup that includes long-term evaluation. 19 tables, 42 references, and appended study instruments.