NCJ Number
237445
Journal
Critical Issues in Justice and Politics Volume: 2 Issue: 3 Dated: November 2009 Pages: 77-88
Date Published
November 2009
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This paper examines the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment model, and how it is being implemented in the criminal justice system.
Abstract
Evidence-based research and the concept of "what works" rarely guides criminal justice policies (MacKenzie, 2005). This paper examines an evidence-based approach to treating individuals with co-occurring disorders (COD). Rates of individuals in the criminal justice system with co-occurring disorders are significantly higher than that of the general population (Peters & Hills, 1997). Research has continually displayed that the integrated treatment of co-occurring disorders is the most effective approach to treating this population (Osher & Levine, 2005). This paper specifically examines the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment model, an evidence-based treatment model for co-occurring disorders, and the extent to which this approach is being implemented in the criminal justice system. This paper concludes with recommendations for the continued improvement of treatment for co-occurring disorders in the criminal justice system. (Published Abstract)