Screening and Assessment of Co-occuring
... et al., 2012; Taxman, Cropsey, Young, & Wexler, 2007; Taxman, Young, Wiersema, Rhodes, & Mitchell, 2007). The absence of adequate screening for CODs prevents early identification of problems; often undermines successful progress in treatment; and can lead to substance use relapse, recurrence of ment ...
... et al., 2012; Taxman, Cropsey, Young, & Wexler, 2007; Taxman, Young, Wiersema, Rhodes, & Mitchell, 2007). The absence of adequate screening for CODs prevents early identification of problems; often undermines successful progress in treatment; and can lead to substance use relapse, recurrence of ment ...
A Guide to Evidence-Based Prisoner Reentry Practices
... TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD ........................................................................................................................ I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 1 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CONCEPTS ...... ...
... TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD ........................................................................................................................ I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 1 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE CONCEPTS ...... ...
Appendix I: Health Status of Prisoners
... Message from the Chair The National Health Committee’s (NHC’s) investigation into the health of prisoners and their families and whānau has challenged many of our assumptions about the nature of incarceration and its relationship to the health of the wider community. Although we, as a society, tend ...
... Message from the Chair The National Health Committee’s (NHC’s) investigation into the health of prisoners and their families and whānau has challenged many of our assumptions about the nature of incarceration and its relationship to the health of the wider community. Although we, as a society, tend ...
FINAL REPORT The Impact of Illinois` Truth-in
... fact that the actual imposition of natural life sentences has been reduced due to TIS. Because the ...
... fact that the actual imposition of natural life sentences has been reduced due to TIS. Because the ...
Treatment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse: Opportunities for Coordination 11
... The number of persons incarcerated in the United States has doubled since 1980, and much of the crime responsible for this increase is drug-driven. It is estimated that currently 80 percent of criminal offenders are substance abusers. The rates of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, and other infe ...
... The number of persons incarcerated in the United States has doubled since 1980, and much of the crime responsible for this increase is drug-driven. It is estimated that currently 80 percent of criminal offenders are substance abusers. The rates of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, and other infe ...
Drug Policy Guide - Drug Policy Alliance
... the dissemination of written materials, presentations at conferences, meetings with key government officials, study tours, and capacity building and advocacy training for civil society organisations. For more information, please contact us at [email protected]. ...
... the dissemination of written materials, presentations at conferences, meetings with key government officials, study tours, and capacity building and advocacy training for civil society organisations. For more information, please contact us at [email protected]. ...
New Beginnings Methadone Maintenance Treatment Guidelines Healthy People
... use, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rates, criminal activity, and by enhancing their social productivity. The most effective programs are those that provide methadone as well as a range of medical, behavioral and social services. The New Brunswick Methadone Maintenance Treatment Guidelines are b ...
... use, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rates, criminal activity, and by enhancing their social productivity. The most effective programs are those that provide methadone as well as a range of medical, behavioral and social services. The New Brunswick Methadone Maintenance Treatment Guidelines are b ...
Report: 10000 Fewer Michigan Prisoners
... • People with minimums of two years or less were 59 percent of the commitments but only about 24 percent of the total population. • People with minimums of over 25 years or life were only two percent of commitments but 18 percent of the total population. Approximately 10,400 people are serving sen ...
... • People with minimums of two years or less were 59 percent of the commitments but only about 24 percent of the total population. • People with minimums of over 25 years or life were only two percent of commitments but 18 percent of the total population. Approximately 10,400 people are serving sen ...
Considering Public Safety – The TASC Abilities
... available to clients. This leaves many clients vulnerable as they attempt to meet criminal justice system requirements and continue their own recoveries. There are numerous other factors that affect criminal risk and needs. Family connections, stable housing, educational attainment, readiness to For ...
... available to clients. This leaves many clients vulnerable as they attempt to meet criminal justice system requirements and continue their own recoveries. There are numerous other factors that affect criminal risk and needs. Family connections, stable housing, educational attainment, readiness to For ...
Expert Report of Dr.Craig Haney
... Report—my fact-finding was limited in some unprecedented respects (including being limited to closely-timed cell-front interviews of no more than three minutes, being prevented from conversing even cell-front with prisoners in certain units in certain facilities, being prevented from even seeing cer ...
... Report—my fact-finding was limited in some unprecedented respects (including being limited to closely-timed cell-front interviews of no more than three minutes, being prevented from conversing even cell-front with prisoners in certain units in certain facilities, being prevented from even seeing cer ...
Medication-Assisted Treatment: for RSAT Programs and for Clients
... Progress Implementing MAT in correctional settings - lessons learned, promising programs, and challenges. ...
... Progress Implementing MAT in correctional settings - lessons learned, promising programs, and challenges. ...
Substance Abuse in North Carolina
... Throughout her career, Flo has prominently supported services to persons in the criminal justice system. She was awarded the 2003 State Leadership Award from National Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities “for her exceptional leadership, unprecedented partnership, devoted service, and outstan ...
... Throughout her career, Flo has prominently supported services to persons in the criminal justice system. She was awarded the 2003 State Leadership Award from National Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities “for her exceptional leadership, unprecedented partnership, devoted service, and outstan ...
Is Project HOPE Creating,, False Sense of Hope?
... hearing." As described by Judge Alm, this hearing is much more than a court proceeding where probationers learn the conditions and expectations of probation. The hearing starts with a positive message to probationers. They are told that they have support from the judge, court staff, prosecutor, defe ...
... hearing." As described by Judge Alm, this hearing is much more than a court proceeding where probationers learn the conditions and expectations of probation. The hearing starts with a positive message to probationers. They are told that they have support from the judge, court staff, prosecutor, defe ...
How to Prepare Your Client for the BOP
... Bureau of Prisons with general information regarding the Bureau, its programs, institutions, and the rules and regulations they will encounter during confinement. It is not a specific guide to the detailed policies of the Bureau or all procedures in effect at each Bureau location. The U.S. Medical C ...
... Bureau of Prisons with general information regarding the Bureau, its programs, institutions, and the rules and regulations they will encounter during confinement. It is not a specific guide to the detailed policies of the Bureau or all procedures in effect at each Bureau location. The U.S. Medical C ...
At What Cost? - Open Society Foundations
... these chapters make clear, it is not enough to simply institute such services as needle exchange, methadone and buprenorphine, and HIV treatment—these services must exist in an environment in which people who use drugs do not risk police abuse and punishment when attempting to access them. As the re ...
... these chapters make clear, it is not enough to simply institute such services as needle exchange, methadone and buprenorphine, and HIV treatment—these services must exist in an environment in which people who use drugs do not risk police abuse and punishment when attempting to access them. As the re ...
POST CONVICTION SEX OFFENDER POLYGRAPH
... control subjects. Sixty-nine percent of the experimental subjects successfully completed their probationary periods, compared to only 26% of controls. This result is all the more remarkable when one considers that polygraph monitoring made experimental subjects more vulnerable than control subjects ...
... control subjects. Sixty-nine percent of the experimental subjects successfully completed their probationary periods, compared to only 26% of controls. This result is all the more remarkable when one considers that polygraph monitoring made experimental subjects more vulnerable than control subjects ...
GUIDE FOR POLICYMAKERS - The National Center on Addiction
... In each of the reports, white papers, books, journal articles, editorials and blog posts that we have published or disseminated over the years, a central theme has been to employ the most valid and reliable research findings available to identify practical and effective policies and programs In this ...
... In each of the reports, white papers, books, journal articles, editorials and blog posts that we have published or disseminated over the years, a central theme has been to employ the most valid and reliable research findings available to identify practical and effective policies and programs In this ...
Prisons affirmative - University of Michigan Debate Camp Wiki
... charges at a rate from 20-57 times greater than white men. n10 While some have argued that these disparate numbers are the result of higher crime in African-American communities, that claim lacks evidentiary support. For example, even though only 10% of the adult African-American population uses ill ...
... charges at a rate from 20-57 times greater than white men. n10 While some have argued that these disparate numbers are the result of higher crime in African-American communities, that claim lacks evidentiary support. For example, even though only 10% of the adult African-American population uses ill ...
the promises and perils of evidence-based corrections
... the punitive sentiment that fueled the growth of mass incarceration in the United States appears to be softening. Across the country, prison growth has slowed and, in some places, has even reversed. Many new laws and policies have enabled this change. The most prominent of these implement or reflect ...
... the punitive sentiment that fueled the growth of mass incarceration in the United States appears to be softening. Across the country, prison growth has slowed and, in some places, has even reversed. Many new laws and policies have enabled this change. The most prominent of these implement or reflect ...
Sequential Intercept Mapping Lewis and Clark County, Montana
... Defender Services, previously provided by cities and counties. These services are now provided statewide through Regional Offices of the State Public Defender. The mission of the Office of the State Public Defender is to ensure equal access to justice for the State's indigent and to provide appellat ...
... Defender Services, previously provided by cities and counties. These services are now provided statewide through Regional Offices of the State Public Defender. The mission of the Office of the State Public Defender is to ensure equal access to justice for the State's indigent and to provide appellat ...
Community Corrections
... Parole can be divided into two components: • Parole release is the mechanism for releasing persons from prison. • Parole supervision is a community-based continuation of the prison sentence. ...
... Parole can be divided into two components: • Parole release is the mechanism for releasing persons from prison. • Parole supervision is a community-based continuation of the prison sentence. ...
bromley briefings prison factfile
... stations to courts to prison in a fog of anxiety and well-founded fear of bullying, not understanding or half-understanding what is happening to you. An estimated 7% of people in prison have an IQ of less than 70 and 20-30% have learning difficulties and disabilities that interfere with their abilit ...
... stations to courts to prison in a fog of anxiety and well-founded fear of bullying, not understanding or half-understanding what is happening to you. An estimated 7% of people in prison have an IQ of less than 70 and 20-30% have learning difficulties and disabilities that interfere with their abilit ...
The Economic Cost of Substance Abuse Treatment in Criminal
... the opening of two U.S. Public Health hospitals in the 1930s (Leukefeld and Tims, 1992). The development of the Therapeutic Community (TC) approach to treating drug addicts in the 1960s significantly influenced prison-based treatment. The TC approach was perceived as being ideal for correctional set ...
... the opening of two U.S. Public Health hospitals in the 1930s (Leukefeld and Tims, 1992). The development of the Therapeutic Community (TC) approach to treating drug addicts in the 1960s significantly influenced prison-based treatment. The TC approach was perceived as being ideal for correctional set ...