#	Title	Year
1.	Using Substances to Treat Alcoholism The treatment of alcoholism with medicine is described. Sections following an abstract include: the problem; the role of science; pharmaceutical approaches; the potential of genetics; and overcoming ... Read More	2009
2.	Addressing Addiction: Improving & Integrating California's Substance Abuse Treatment System This report explains how to reduce substance abuse by "improving the state's treatment system, which will require building a new model of treatment based on science, efficient delivery of services in ... Read More	2008
3.	Chemical Dependency Program Evaluation The efficacy of Minnesota Department of Corrections chemical dependency (CD) treatment as measured by recidivism rates is examined. Sections contained in this report are: executive summary; ... Read More	2008
4.	Wellbriety Movement for Prisons: A Way to Bring Incarceration Numbers Down Information is provided about Wellbriety for Prisons, a "network of supportive programs . . . [that] provide resources, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual support for Native Americans who are ... Read More	2008
5.	Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors This publication "succinctly describes the knowledge and skills essential to the competent practice of clinical supervision in treatment settings" (p. 7) Sections include: introduction; ... Read More	2007
6.	Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You -- With the Criminal Justice System [and] With the Rest of Your Life A brochure for offenders provides a brief overview of the whys, whats, and wheres of alcohol and drug treatment.... Read More	2007
7.	NREPP: SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Access to the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is provided at this website. "NREPP is a searchable database of interventions for the prevention and treatment of ... Read More	2007
8.	Evidence-Based Treatment of Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Disorders: Potential Benefits, Costs, and Fiscal Impacts for Washington State The economic benefits of "evidence-based" treatment for individuals with mental health, alcohol, and drug disorders are determined. Sections comprising this report are: summary of findings; ... Read More	2006
9.	Working with Alcohol Misusing Offenders -- A Strategy for Delivery An evidence-based plan for the effective delivery of services for alcohol abusing offenders is explained. This document consists of two parts: the need for a strategy; and key elements of the ... Read More	2006
10.	The Role of Biomarkers in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders The use of biomarkers to determine alcohol abuse is explained. This Advisory provides information regarding: what alcohol biomarkers are - "physiological indicators of alcohol exposure or ingestion ... Read More	2006
11.	An Assessment of Four Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Results from an evaluation of Colorado's Purpose 3 (Therapeutic Communities) which falls under the Federal Purpose Area 13 (a funding source for offender substance abuse treatment programs) is ... Read More	2006
12.	Substance Abuse Treatment: Evaluation Report Results from an evaluation of substance abuse treatment programs in Minnesota prisons and communities are presented. Sections of this report are: executive summary; introduction; background; ... Read More	2006
13.	Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice "[C]ompetencies that are essential to the effective practice of counseling for psychoactive substance use disorders…[and]knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) counselors need to become fully ... Read More	2006
14.	Detoxification and Substance AbuseTreatment This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) provides clinicians with updated information and expands on the issues commonly encountered in the delivery of detoxification services (p.xv). Chapters ... Read More	2006
15.	Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System Recommendations and best practice guidelines for adult substance abuse treatment covering a full range of criminal justice settings and addressing both clinical and programmatic treatment areas are ... Read More	2005
16.	Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders Best-practice guidelines for the treatment of individuals with co-occurring disorders are presented. Nine chapters follow an executive summary: introduction; definitions, terms, and classification ... Read More	2005
17.	Benefit-Cost in the California Treatment Outcome Project: Does Substance Abuse Treatment "Pay for Itself?" Results from a cost-benefit analysis of substance abuse treatment programs are presented. Sections of this article include: abstract; methods; results according to per diem substance abuse treatment ... Read More	2004
18.	Counselor's Manual for Relapse Prevention with Chemically Dependent Criminal Offenders Relapse prevention therapy breaks down the recovery process into specific tasks and skills, which patients must learn in order to recover. This manual helps the paraprofessional counselor understand ... Read More	2003
19.	Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator This website allows the user to locate drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs in the U.S., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Access to the following is provided at this website: ... Read More	2001
20.	Idaho Correctional Treatment Services History: "Thirty Years of Growth: 1970 to 2000" The dramatic growth and development of treatment programming for those offenders in Idaho is documented. Sections of this chronicle include: purpose; introduction; the 1970s; the 1980s; the 1990s; ... Read More	2001
21.	Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse Treatment This website provides access to a TIP which shows how substance abuse treatment staff can influence change by developing a therapeutic relationship that respects and builds on the client's autonomy ... Read More	1999
22.	DUI/Drug Courts: Defining a National Strategy Steps to curb DUI have had less significant results with repeat offenders and heavy drinkers. Addicted offenders are not influenced by traditional methods. A new approach has been suggested utilizing ... Read More	1999
23.	Quarterly Survey: Substance Abuse Treatment Programs This survey examines substance abuse treatment programs for inmates. Four tables are included in this report. Table one provides the number of state correctional facility inmates in need of substance ... Read More	1990

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Jul. 26, 2010	Does BTC Deter Drug Use? Lessons Learned From Three Years of Implementation The implementation of BTC (Breaking the Cycle) and this program's impact on decreasing offenders' drug use are evaluated. This report addresses: what BTC is; who BTC serves; what the deterrent ... Accession Number: 020061.
Jul. 26, 2010	Teaching at an Internet Distance: The Pedagogy of Online Teaching and Learning A group of 16 faculty members met over the course of a year to attend a seminar that discussed issues surrounding pedagogy and "what made teaching to be good teaching, whether online or in a ... Accession Number: 015774.
Jul. 25, 2010	Mentoring Ex-Prisoners: A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Programs This manual “draws on the experiences of Ready4Work sites and promising practices in mentoring to provide information and suggested guidelines for practitioners who are interested in developing a ... Accession Number: 024503.
Jul. 25, 2010	Interventions to Reduce HIV Transmission Related to Injecting Drug Use in Prison Individuals interested in the use of drug injection intervention programs in prisons to reduce HIV transmission will want to read this article. It offers suggestions on how your agency can ... Accession Number: 024502.
Jul. 25, 2010	Women in Law Enforcement, 1987-2008 Agencies wishing to compare their rates of growth in female officers or parties interested in female officer issues will want to look this report over. Observations made in this report include: the ... Accession Number: 024501.
Jul. 25, 2010	Prisons and Terrorism: Radicalization and De-Radicalization in 15 Countries Anyone involved with the challenges inherent in prison radicalization needs to read this report. Five chapters present a look at an issue, the practice, and recommendations related to: prison regimes ... Accession Number: 024500.
Jul. 25, 2010	To Adopt or Adapt? Principles of Hospice Care in the Correctional Setting Those interested in prison hospice care will find this article useful. Suggested practices for prison hospices include: having volunteers at the heart of the hospice; knowing who your patient is; ... Accession Number: 024491.
Jul. 25, 2010	National Prison Hospice Association Information about and from this organization focusing on hospices in prisons can be found at this website. Points of entry are: about NPHA; information and articles; other resources; and contact ... Accession Number: 024481.
Jul. 21, 2010	Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail The eight stages of successful change and their associated challenges are described. The stages are: establishing a sense of urgency; forming a powerful guiding coalition; creating a vision; ... Accession Number: 024570.
Jul. 21, 2010	Chief Jail Inspectors' Network Meeting Proceedings, 2009 Proceedings from the 11th annual two day Chief Jail Inspectors' Meeting are presented. Topics discussed include: meeting overview and highlights; introduction; ACA CORE Standards update; NSA ... Accession Number: 024559.
Jul. 21, 2010	Batterer Intervention Systems in California: An Evaluation The ”largest of its kind ever conducted…[this study] lays the foundation for improving the justice system response to domestic violence and for future research to untangle the complex relationships ... Accession Number: 024565.
Jul. 21, 2010	Building Safer Communities: Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness: Recommendations from the IACP National Policy Summit This report identifies ”promising approaches [that] offer safer, more compassionate and often cost-effective ways for police and their community partners to respond to adults and juveniles with ... Accession Number: 024564.
Jul. 19, 2010	The Presentence Investigation Report While this guide for U.S. probation officers “provides a uniform format for presentence reports throughout the Federal judiciary,” it can be useful for other agencies in their efforts to standardize ... Accession Number: 024539.
Jul. 15, 2010	Confronting Recidivism: Prisoner Re-entry Programs and a Just Future for All Americans The opening statement and witness testimonies are transcribed for this hearing about prisoner re-entry. Accession Number: 020399.
Jul. 08, 2010	Incident Commander This training tool uses PC game technology to allow first responders to train anywhere and anytime. “Experience authentic NIMS ICS training by operating as an incident commander facing impending ... Accession Number: 024512.
Jul. 08, 2010	National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Publication Resources “This CD-ROM contains a selection of publications from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).” Documents are organized ... Accession Number: 024513.
Jul. 08, 2010	Between the Lines: A Question & Answer Guide on Legal Issues in Supportive Housing: 2010 National Edition Individuals assisting ex-offenders in finding housing should be familiar with this publication. Chapters include: why read this guide; legal overview—how the law is organized and fair housing laws; ... Accession Number: 024516.
Jul. 08, 2010	Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007 Delinquency and status offense cases managed by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction between 1985 and 2007 are analyzed and commented on. This report contains four chapters: introduction; national ... Accession Number: 024515.
Jul. 06, 2010	Essential Skills for New Supervisors Making the transition from line staff to supervisor calls for developing new skills and competencies as well as a major shift in mindset from doing one’s own work to supervising the work of ... Accession Number: 024013.
Jul. 06, 2010	Innovative Reentry Strategies: The Emerging Role of Correctional Industries [Satellite/Internet Broadcast] This 3-hour program, originally broadcast October 7, 2009, is part 2 of the National Institute of Corrections series on correctional industries and is entitled “Innovative Reentry Strategies: The ... Accession Number: 024019.
Jul. 06, 2010	Corrections Budgets in Free Fall: Finding Opportunities in Turbulent Times [Satellite/Internet Broadcast] Budget reductions don’t discriminate. Correctional agencies are being hit hard in these tough economic times with no relief from mandates. Prisons, jails, and community corrections are all faced with ... Accession Number: 023698.
Jul. 02, 2010	Emergency Preparedness Self-Audit Checklist for Smaller Jails [and] Emergency Preparedness Self-Audit Checklist for Larger Jails Anyone preparing for an audit of their jail will find one of these check lists indispensable. This collection contains two chapters from “A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to Jail Emergencies: ... Accession Number: 024373.