RT Article
T1 The Effect of Treatment Completion on Recidivism Among TASC Program Clients
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 15
SP 4776
OP 4795
A1 Maume, Michael O.
A1 Lanier, Christina
A1 DeVall, Kristen
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1666378992
AB Despite the enormous resources spent by states in the United States on bridging the gap between criminal justice and behavioral health services, there have been relatively few statewide evaluations of drug treatment client recidivism. We present the results of an evaluation of recidivism outcomes for a sample of individuals (n = 1,274) referred to the Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (TASC) program in North Carolina from 2007 to 2008. The methodology accounted for both client and offense characteristics drawn from TASC, court, and corrections records. Multivariate analyses indicated that program completion is the most important predictor of re-arrest in the 3-year follow-up period, followed by a number of protective and risk factors. More specifically, being female, older at the time of program entry, as well as higher levels of educational attainment decreased the odds of re-arrest, whereas using crack/cocaine increased the odds of re-arrest. Suggestions for future research and policy implications are provided.
K1 Recidivism
K1 Substance abuse treatment
K1 TASC
K1 Propensity score matching
K1 Survival analysis
DO 10.1177/0306624X18780421