NCJ Number
96500
Date Published
1984
Length
124 pages
Annotation
This report details the findings of the Federal Judicial Center's preliminary study of the aftercare program for drug-dependent Federal offenders.
Abstract
To generate process-descriptive data on the operation of the Federal drug aftercare program, was drawn from which aftercare program data were collected from 10 probation offices on 1,260 offenders. Data collection began in June 1982 and primarily covered events during the preceding 6 months. The report contains statistics on a variety of characteristics of the offender population; the nature and type of drug aftercare services that were planned for the offenders studied; nature, quantity, and (in some instances) quality of aftercare services received; and the adjustment experiences of offenders in aftercare. The prototype offender is a 34-year-old white or black male, is a high school graduate, and has been enrolled in aftercare for l5 months. Services planned for offenders in aftercare are typically reflected in several probation case file documents and are the composite of a range of factors, including referral source, classification, and intended service provider. Other than counseling, the offender receives at most one other service most likely methadone maintenance, vocational placement, or emergency carfare. Chances are even that the offender is productively occupied full time, are close to even that the offender has had one or more positive urine tests, and are 3 to 1 against his or her having been arrested during aftercare. Footnotes and 33 data tables are provided. A case file data collection instrument is appended.