Demographic and Background Characteristics of Inmates Screened for the Maryland and Connecticut Trap Programs

• NCJ Number: 112570
• Author(s): E C Farley; M R Burt
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 26 pages
• Grant Number(s): 78-NI-AX-0126
• Corporate Author: Institute for Human Resources Research
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Working paper

Annotation

This working paper describes the types of people who entered the Maryland and Connecticut Treatment and Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners (TRAP) program and compares them to inmates from the same institutions who did not participate in the drug treatment program.

Abstract

Funded by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, TRAP involved a 12-18 month voluntary regime for drug abusing offenders: 6 to 9 months in a special unit within a correctional institution and 6 to 9 months on parole. This report is based on interviews with 170 TRAP inmates in Maryland, 82 Trap inmates in Connecticut, and comparison groups of 151 inmates in Maryland and 146 in Connecticut. TRAP participants were a somewhat older group than nonparticipants in both States, with the 24-27 years age group being most prevalent. Over one-half of all inmates were black, over one-half had never been married, and almost one-half had not graduated from high school. Each inmate group reported high rates of unemployment. The most commonly abused drugs were heroin, marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol. Tables.