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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Autor principal: Welsh, Wayne N. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zajac, Gary
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Lengua no determinada
Publicado: 2004
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2004, Volumen: 50, Número: 1, Páginas: 108-133
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Drogenkonsum
Drogentherapie
Rehabilitation
Strafvollzug
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Sumario: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]
Descripción Física:Online-Ressource
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128703259067