Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

• NCJ Number: 243434
• Journal: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 52 Issue: 4 Dated: May - June 2013 Pages: 287-309
• Author(s): Eric Grommon; William S. Davidson II; Timothy S. Bynum
• Date Published: June 2013
• Length: 23 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: CrimeSolutions Program ID #356

Annotation

This study examined a community-based reentry program that prioritized substance abuse treatment.

Abstract

Prisoner reentry programs continue to be developed and implemented to ease the process of transition into the community and to curtail fiscal pressures. This study describes and provides relapse and recidivism outcome findings related to a randomized trial evaluating a multimodal, community-based reentry program that prioritized substance abuse treatment. Results from analyses suggest negligible effects for participants of the program across multiple outcome indicators. Avenues for further exploration are provided, with a cautionary emphasis on the continued expansion of multimodal community-based reentry programs. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.