Court Ordered Treatment
Substance Abuse
Press Release Feb. 2011
Increasingly, research is demonstrating that treatment
for drug-addicted offenders during and after incarceration
can have a significant beneficial effect upon future
drug use, criminal behavior, and social functioning.
The case for integrating drug addiction treatment
approaches with the criminal justice system is compelling.
Combining prison- and community-based treatment
for drug-addicted offenders reduces the risk of
both recidivism to drug-related criminal behavior
and relapse to drug use. For example, a recent study
found that prisoners who participated in a therapeutic
treatment program in the Maine State Prison and
continued to receive treatment in a work-release
program after prison were 70 percent less likely
than nonparticipants to return to drug use and incur
rearrest.
Individuals Who Enter Treatment Under Legal Pressure
Have Outcomes As Favorable As Those Who Enter Treatment
Voluntarily.
The majority of offenders involved with the criminal
justice system are not in prison but are under community
supervision. For those with known drug problems,
drug addiction treatment may be recommended or mandated
as a condition of probation. Research has demonstrated
that individuals who enter treatment under legal
pressure have outcomes as favorable as those who
enter treatment voluntarily.
The criminal justice system refers drug offenders
into treatment through a variety of mechanisms,
such as diverting nonviolent offenders to treatment,
stipulating treatment as a condition of probation
or pretrial release, and convening specialized
courts that handle cases for offenses involving
drugs. Drug courts, another model, are dedicated
to drug offender cases. They mandate and arrange
for treatment as an alternative to incarceration,
actively monitor progress in treatment, and arrange
for other services to drug-involved offenders.
The most effective models integrate criminal justice
and drug treatment systems and services. Treatment
and criminal justice personnel work together on
plans and implementation of screening, placement,
testing, monitoring, and supervision, as well as
on the systematic use of sanctions and rewards for
drug abusers in the criminal justice system. Treatment
for incarcerated drug abusers must include continuing
care, monitoring, and supervision after release
and during parole.
Reach out to us. Recovery from addiction is just a click or a phone call away.
If the information you are looking for is not found here and you need immediate
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Addiction Treatment for adults and young adults: 1-888-387-6237
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http://www.inspirationsyouth.com
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