A Census of Prison-Based Drug Treatment Programs: Implications for Programming, Policy, and Evaluation

Despite a growing realization that unmeasured programmatic differences influence prison-based drug treatment effectiveness, few attempts to systematically measure such differences have been made. To improve program planning and evaluation in this area, we developed a census instrument to collect des...

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1. VerfasserIn: Welsh, Wayne N. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Zajac, Gary
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Nichtbestimmte Sprache
Veröffentlicht: 2004
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2004, Band: 50, Heft: 1, Seiten: 108-133
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Drogentherapie
Drogenkonsum
Rehabilitation
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Zusammenfassung:Despite a growing realization that unmeasured programmatic differences influence prison-based drug treatment effectiveness, few attempts to systematically measure such differences have been made. To improve program planning and evaluation in this area, we developed a census instrument to collect descriptive information about 118 prisonbased drug treatment programs in 24 state prisons. The census assessed program content and structure (e.g., program type, duration, and primary treatment approach), program staff (e.g., duties and staffing ratios), and inmates (e.g., eligibility and intake procedures). Collection of descriptive program information can greatly facilitate drug treatment program and policy planning, and meaningfully inform the design of subsequent outcome evaluations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Physische Details:Online-Ressource
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128703259067