STATE PAROLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT

• NCJ Number: 46440
• Author(s): K D NASH; L P CANNADY; J A INCIARDI; J V RACHAL
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 51 pages
• Contract Number(s): 271-75-1016
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: RTI International
• Sale Source: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Admin (NCADI); National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS IS THE REPORT OF A NINE STATE REVIEW OF PAROLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF OFFENDERS TO COMMUNITY-BASED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THIS STUDY REVIEWS STATE POLICIES REGARDING PAROLE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE HOW POLICY, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICE AFFECT DRUG ABUSING CRIMINAL OFFENDERS. IT EXAMINES STATE RELEASE AND PAROLE PRACTICES TO DETERMINE THE KINDS OF ASSISTANCE AFFORDED ADDICT OFFENDERS BEING RELEASED ON PAROLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES TO INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT PAROLED DRUG ABUSERS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EARLY RELEASE TO COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT PROGRAMS. IT ALSO ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE LEGISLATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND OTHER CONSTRAINTS THAT MAY REQUIRE ENABLING LEGISLATION BEFORE FULL DRUG TREATMENT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. IN THE COURSE OF THIS STUDY, PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES REGARDING THE ADDICT OR DRUG-ABUSING PAROLEE WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH STATE PAROLE AUTHORITIES. AN INITIAL LIST OF STATES WAS COMPILED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STUDY. BASIC CRITERIA WERE IDENTIFIED FOR USE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF STATE PAROLE POLICIES AND PRACTICES. AFTER NINE STATES WERE EARMARKED FOR STUDY, THE PAROLE AUTHORITY, PAROLE SERVICES, AND DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN EACH STATE WERE CONTACTED TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE DRUG-ABUSING PAROLEE. THE FINDINGS OF THIS OVERVIEW AND THE REPORT OF SITE VISITS TO NINE STATES ARE DISCUSSED IN THREE PHASES AS THE INCARCERATED OFFENDER MOVES TOWARD PAROLE: (1) INSTITUTIONAL OR PRERELEASE DRUG TREATMENT, PREPARATION FOR PAROLE READINESS, AND PAROLE PLANNING; (2) THE PROCESS OF PAROLE DECISIONMAKING AND THE IMPACT OF THAT PROCEDURE ON POSTRELEASE DRUG TREATMENT; AND (3) PAROLE SUPERVISION AND SIMULTANEOUS INVOLVEMENT OF THE PAROLEE IN COMMUNITY DRUG TREATMENT. THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY REGULATIONS, THE QUALITY OF DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS, THE NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS, THE NEED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE INCARCERATED ADDICT AND THE ADDICT ON PAROLE, AND THE LIMITATIONS OF SPECIAL CASELOADS ARE ASSESSED. A SUMMARY OF DATA RECEIVED FROM THE 33 STATES RESPONDING TO THE INITIAL STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE IS INCLUDED. (KBL)