Effectiveness of using incentives to improve parolee admission and attendance in community addiction treatment

This study is a randomized effectiveness trial of the use of incentives to improve treatment utilization among parolees in community treatment. In prison, Admission Phase parolees were randomized to either Admission Incentive (n = 31) or Education (n = 29). Attendance Phase parolees entering communi...

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Authors: Prendergast, Michael L. (Author) ; Hall, Elizabeth A. (Author) ; Grossman, Jason (Author) ; Veliz, Robert (Author) ; Gregorio, Liliana (Author) ; Warda, Umme S. (Author) ; Van Unen, Kory (Author) ; Knight, Chloe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 10, Pages: 1008-1031
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Keywords:
community residential treatment
Contingency management
Drug treatment
drug-abusing offenders
effectiveness research
Incentives
randomized design