over 12 months differ between than those groups and did not discharged on the support pre-existing Section compulsory 17 leave of treatment as any absence? more effective than not being on a CTO. Brown, R.T., Allison, To describe the Administrative information Derived from iterative cox Theoretical An initial jail sanction for non-adherence may be more likely to P.A., Nieto,J.(2010) relationship collected by the Dane proportional models of time framework and foster treatment compliance in less refractory individuals (i.e. between the County Wisconsin Drug to treatment failure created. specific statistical those not already acclimated or socialised to incarceration or USA imposition of short Treatment Court from criteria from other corrections interventions). More stringent supervisory term jail sanctions 1996–2004 on all 573 administrative conditions and individualised services may be required to and substance participants achieving a data. reintegrate such offenders and promote longer-term public abuse treatment final disposition of safety. drop out. Also to treatment completion or explore the impact failure during those of jail sanctions program years. during drug court participation upon substance abuse treatment completion. Brecht, ML. Anglin, Whether addicts 618 methadone Data obtained from Standardised Dependent variables included criminal justice system contact, M.D., and Wang, reporting maintenance clients addiction career histories in structured criminal activities, drug and alcohol involvement, and measures J.C. (1993). themselves coerced admitted to programs in a representative sample interview of social functioning. Few differences within any measured into drug abuse six southern California between four and six years questionnaire. domain were found among the three groups. All groups were USA treatment by actions counties were categorised after initial treatment. similar in showing substantial improvement in levels of narcotics of the criminal into high, moderate, and use, criminal activities, and most other behaviours during justice system low legal coercion levels treatment with some regression in these behaviours post differed from treatment. Results support legal coercion as a valid motivation voluntary for treatment entry; those coerced into treatment respond in admissions in their ways similar to voluntary admissions regardless of gender or response to ethnicity. treatment.
over 12 months than those discharged on the pre-existing Section 17 leave of absence? differ between groups and did not support compulsory treatment as any more effective than not being on a CTO. Brown, R.T., Allison, P.A., Nieto,J.(2010) USA To describe the relationship between the imposition of short term jail sanctions and substance abuse treatment drop out. Also to explore the impact of jail sanctions during drug court participation upon substance abuse treatment completion. Administrative information collected by the Dane County Wisconsin Drug Treatment Court from 1996–2004 on all 573 participants achieving a final disposition of treatment completion or failure during those program years. Derived from iterative cox proportional models of time to treatment failure created. Theoretical framework and specific statistical criteria from administrative data. An initial jail sanction for non-adherence may be more likely to foster treatment compliance in less refractory individuals (i.e. those not already acclimated or socialised to incarceration or other corrections interventions). More stringent supervisory conditions and individualised services may be required to reintegrate such offenders and promote longer-term public safety. Brecht, ML. Anglin, M.D., and Wang, J.C. (1993). USA Whether addicts reporting themselves coerced into drug abuse treatment by actions of the criminal justice system differed from voluntary admissions in their response to treatment. 618 methadone maintenance clients admitted to programs in six southern California counties were categorised into high, moderate, and low legal coercion levels Data obtained from addiction career histories in a representative sample between four and six years after initial treatment. Standardised structured interview questionnaire. Dependent variables included criminal justice system contact, criminal activities, drug and alcohol involvement, and measures of social functioning. Few differences within any measured domain were found among the three groups. All groups were similar in showing substantial improvement in levels of narcotics use, criminal activities, and most other behaviours during treatment with some regression in these behaviours post treatment. Results support legal coercion as a valid motivation for treatment entry; those coerced into treatment respond in ways similar to voluntary admissions regardless of gender or ethnicity.