RT Article
T1 Probation Staff Attitudes Toward Substance Abuse Treatment and Evidence-Based Practices
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 2
SP 313
OP 333
A1 Belenko, Steven
A1 Johnson, Ingrid D.
A1 Taxman, Faye S.
A2 Johnson, Ingrid D.
A2 Taxman, Faye S.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1587629577
AB Given the substantial need for and relatively low access to effective substance use disorder treatment for people on probation, it is critical to understand organizational and staff attitudes that may hinder or facilitate treatment linkage and willingness to adopt evidence-based practices. This study used survey data from a large county probation department to assess staff members’ attitudes and perceptions regarding their organization’s climate for innovation, role of substance use disorder treatment, support for evidence-based treatment, and organizational barriers to change. Probation staff were open to incorporating treatment into probation supervision, expressed support for rehabilitation models, and agreed that they would adopt innovations if required or they found them to be appealing. However, they expressed some concerns about the level of agency support for innovation and collaboration. Attitudes and perceptions varied by staff characteristics. Implications for expanding organizational change and adoption of evidence-based treatment practices in probation are discussed.
K1 Community corrections
K1 Probation staff
K1 Drug treatment
K1 Staff attitudes
K1 Evidence-based practices
K1 Drogen
K1 Bewährung
K1 Bewährungshelfer
K1 Haltung
K1 Studie
DO 10.1177/0306624X16650679