NCJ Number
150495
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 58 Issue: 2 Dated: (June 1994) Pages: 24-28
Date Published
1994
Length
5 pages
Annotation
The overall drug treatment philosophy of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is predicated on the belief that inmates are personally responsible for their choices related to criminality and drug abuse, but the philosophy also recognizes that many factors influences choices and behaviors.
Abstract
At the BOP, the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) is the vehicle for intensive treatment in the institutional setting. The RDAP is a unit-based program that offers about 500 hours of programming conducted over a 6- to 12-month period. Upon entering the RDAP, inmates go through an extensive assessment process to establish programming needs and individualized treatment plans. In the RDAP's middle phase, treatment is provided in such areas as cognitive and interpersonal communication skills, criminal lifestyle patterns, relapse prevention, and wellness. Treatment is accomplished using didactic presentations, group and individual exercises, group discussions, group and individual counseling, and unit activities. The RDAP's final phase focuses on skills necessary for inmates to successfully transition out of the residential program. Each RDAP participant is required to participate in a transitional treatment program known as the Transitional Services Program (TSP) after discharge from the residential program. The TSP has enjoyed steady growth since its implementation in September 1992, and the BOP is committed to continued TSP expansion. Inmates participating in community-based treatment face consequences for noncompliance, although few inmates have been reinstitutionalized for failure to cooperate with their TSP program assignment. 6 references and 4 notes