NCJ Number
174607
Journal
Corrections Today Volume: 60 Issue: 6 Dated: October 1998 Pages: -
Editor(s)
G M deGroot,
S Clayton
Date Published
1998
Length
167 pages
Annotation
This journal edition contains a series of articles that deal with the impact of the war on drugs and offender substance abuse on corrections.
Abstract
The first article presents the findings of a 3-year study by Columbia University that reveals widespread substance abuse among the offender population. The second article includes an interview with the Associate Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in which the following goals of the 1998 national drug control strategy are identified: (1) educate and enable young people to reject illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco; (2) increase the safety of citizens by substantially reducing drug- related crime and violence; (3) reduce health and social costs to the public of illegal drug use; (4) shield air, land, and sea frontiers from the drug threat; and (5) break foreign and domestic drug sources of supply. The third article presents findings from studies that demonstrate continuity of care in inmate drug treatment programs can reduce recidivism and relapse rates. The fourth article discusses drug courts and jail-based treatment and notes the jail setting poses a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between courts and treatment services. The fifth article describes a cognitive-behavioral approach to substance abuse treatment in Canada that is based on social learning concepts. Final articles consider harm reduction in corrections and a gradual approach to reducing substance abuse, the development of responsive systems of care for substance- abusing offenders, the link between juvenile delinquency and substance abuse, and drug testing. References, tables, and figures