Florida Adult S.T.O.P. (Serious Targeted Offender Programs) Programs: Screening, Assessment, Treatment, Followup and Evaluation for Drug Involved Offenders

• NCJ Number: 125120
• Author(s): R M Swanson
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 104 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Southern California; Florida Mental Health Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program Description (Demonstrative)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report describes a proposed program for adult drug-dependent offenders whose criminality is causally linked with drug abuse.

Abstract

The program is designed to be responsive to Florida's STOP (Serious Targeted Offender Programs) legislation. Following a review of the correctional drug treatment literature and a description of the assessment program, the treatment program is described. The program targets adult drug-dependent probationers in need of long-term, intensive treatment. Phase I of the program involves 6 months of intensive residential treatment in a modified therapeutic community located at a STOP institution. Phase II consists of 3 months of employment experience and transition work in a community residential, re-entry setting. Phase III provides 9 months of supervised community outpatient treatment that decreases in intensity as the probationer responds to treatment and becomes established in the community. The core treatment activities consist of general group counseling, relapse prevention, the treatment of criminal-thinking errors, daily living skills, leisure skills, self-help groups, drug testing, AIDS education and prevention, drug education, and individual counseling and psychiatric consultation. The program also provides education and vocational training. Other aspects of the program described are phased implementation, quality assurance, and program evaluation. 50 references, 6 figures, budget summary.