NCJ Number
238346
Date Published
2011
Length
326 pages
Annotation
This book presents the results of a study examining offenders released from prison and placed in a halfway house intervention program.
Abstract
The study explored whether matching offenders with specific substance abuse treatment programs based on the offender's personality, motivation, ability, and demographics such as age, gender, and ethnicity would improve the effectiveness of the treatment program. The study found that while the 4 types of substance abuse treatment programs examined (12-step, cognitive-behavioral, rehabilitation, and therapeutic communities) all reduced an offender's likelihood of returning to prison, when offenders were placed in intervention programs based on their personality and demographic characteristics they were less likely to return to prison and/or they increased the amount of time until they recidivated. The 10 chapters of this book present an overview of the needs of offenders with substance abuse problems seeking treatment from the criminal justice system, a literature review of matching and responsivity, an outline of the study and its methodology, the detailed study results, and a discussion of the study's findings. Implications for policy are discussed. Tables, figures, appendixes, references, and index