NCJ Number
180261
Editor(s)
Edward J. Latessa Ph.D.
Date Published
1999
Length
280 pages
Annotation
Edited and updated papers initially presented at the 1997 Conference of the International Community Corrections Association review the research on what is effective in managing substance abuse cases in the areas of assessment, treatment, monitoring and drug testing, co-occurring disorders, and relapse prevention.
Abstract
The first of five chapters provides a theoretical and empirical foundation for treatment guided by assessment. Topics include the importance of assessing offenders for substance abuse treatment, as well as the identification of substance abuse problems. The second chapter reviews treatment methods and outcomes. The author concludes that the greatest positive effects are achieved with social learning models, radical behavioral techniques, and cognitive behavioral approaches. A review of ineffective approaches concludes that client-centered, non-directive talking cures, self-help, and other "quick fixes" do not work. A proposed model of substance abuse treatment for offenders combines findings from the criminological and substance abuse literature. The third chapter identifies which offenders are at higher risk for co-occurring disorders, challenges in the treatment and supervision of offenders with co-occurring disorders, screening and assessment components and instruments, and the treatment of co-occurring disorders. The fourth chapter examines methods of drug use detection (hair, urine, and patches), drug testing practices and policies, and the use of drug testing in achieving program effectiveness. The fifth chapter provides an overview of a cognitive-behavioral model of relapse prevention that is being used for substance abusing offenders throughout North America. For four of the papers, see NCJ-180262-65. Chapter notes and references and a subject index