NCJ Number
125188
Date Published
1989
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Correctional agency efforts to address the supervision and treatment of offenders with substance abuse problems are surveyed, and responses indicate that the intervention strategy used most frequently in treating drug-dependent offenders involves counseling and therapy.
Abstract
The National Narcotics Intervention Training Program, conducted by the American Probation and Parole Association and the National Association of Parole Executives, surveyed model community-based programs. This program found that the typical community corrections program for drug offenders consists of participating in specialized caseloads or intensive supervision, with referral to either residential or nonresidential treatment. Forty-seven percent of the community programs indicate the primary emphasis is on risk control, while 40 percent basically focus on treatment. The American Jail Assocation surveyed 3,300 jails nationwide to identify exemplary drug treatment programs. This survey found that 80 percent of jails did not provide in-house drug treatment services; rather, most jail programs are volunteer programs such as Narcotics Anonymous. Other surveys of offender drug use include the National Institute of Corrections survey of institutional drug programs, the Drug Use Forecasting Program survey, a 1986 survey of inmates in State Correctional facilities sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and a survey of drug use among correctional personnel sponsored by the National Institute of Justice. Major substance abuse treatment programs, including Project Reform and Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC), are described.