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2011
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“Treatment4Addiction.com (T4A) is a comprehensive information resource regarding addiction treatment and mental health.” Points of access to this website are: Sober Search—“an in-depth directory of addiction treatment centers, detox centers, and inte... Read More
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2011
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“NPC Research provides quality social services evaluation, policy analysis, research, and training.” This website provides information, reports, and evaluations pertaining to a wide range of project areas. Specialty Areas include child abuse and its ... Read More
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2011
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“This report presents data on mental and substance use disorders among adult males on correctional supervised release–parole or probation–from local, state and federal prisons and jails. It examines issues that have grown increasingly salient with t... Read More
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2011
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The Institute of Behavioral Research is a “National Research Center for addiction treatment studies in community and correctional settings.” If you are looking for training programs covering various substance abuse treatment issues you want to check ... Read More
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2011
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This document provides brief descriptions of various types of substance abuse treatment programs in Missouri. It also discusses: substance abuse affects the majority of U.S. offenders; offenders with substance abuse issues have the highest recidivism... Read More
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2011
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This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) covers viral hepatitis in individuals who have substance abuse problems. “Each TIP involves the development of topic-specific best-practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of substance use and men... Read More
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2010
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The goal of this manual is “to enhance independence, self sufficiency, and community living for people with disabilities through the implementation and approaches of best practice series and segments” (p. 1). While this guide may be written for behav... Read More
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2010
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This report “constitutes the most exhaustive analysis ever undertaken to identify the extent to which alcohol and other drugs are implicated in the crimes and incarceration of America’s prison population” (p.i). Any individual interested in this issu... Read More
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2010
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Key findings regarding the relationship between substance use and serious adolescent offending are presented. Sections of this bulletin include: highlights; introduction; what we know—substance use problems are linked to serious delinquency; evidence... Read More
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2010
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This website provides a wide range of information about the various kinds of street drugs available. Most of the street drug descriptions include color photos to help in identification.... Read More
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2010
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Individuals interested in developing a comprehensive substance abuse program for juvenile offenders should take the time to look at this evaluation. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the Reclaiming Futures Initiative; cos... Read More
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2009
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The relationship between mental health, drug use, offending, and abuse as a child is examined. Groupings investigated include: mental abuse among police detainees, mental illness and drug use and offending, and childhood abuse and drug use and offend... Read More
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2009
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Results are supplied from an evaluation of the provision of substance-free transition housing to offenders by the Washington County Community Correction Department. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; methodology; results ... Read More
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2009
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The relationship between drug abuse and crime for female and male police detainees, prisoners, and the general Australian population is examined. Sections contained in this report include: executive summary; introduction; methodology; results for so... Read More
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2009
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The costs of substance abuse on society, including those for criminal justice, and strategies for reducing these costs are discussed. Sections of this report include: introduction and executive summary; uncovering the costs to government of substanc... Read More
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2009
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Guidance is provided on “how to integrate evidence-based practices (EBPs) for substance abuse treatment into clinical practice” (p. 1). This publication is made up of the following chapters: introduction; preplanning; planning; implementation; evalua... Read More
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2009
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Recommended standards for the medical management of withdrawal from addictive substances for federal inmates are described. Procedures discussed include: general principles -- detection of substance abuse and treatment of withdrawal; management of i... Read More
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2009
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By utilizing the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), substance abuse treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system are compared to admissions from other agencies. Sections following a summary are: demographic characteristics; treatment ... Read More
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2008
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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 the right settings and, perhaps most of all, more ... Read More
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2008
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Standards related to TASC (Treatment Alternative for Safer Communities) programs are presented. TASC programs "provide a treatment intervention to stop the cycle of addiction, arrest, incarceration and release" (p. 4). This document is divided into e... Read More
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2008
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The impact adult mentors have on community reintegration by young adults involved in the Self-Development Reentry Program is examined. Sections of this report include: introduction -- program description and mentoring component description; approach... Read More
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2008
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Issues related to juvenile justice are addressed. Articles include: “Introducing the Issue” by Laurence Steinberg; “Adolescent Development and the Regulation of Youth Crime” by Elizabeth S. Scott and Steinberg; “Improving Professional Judgments of Ri... Read More
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2008
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The use of the Reclaiming Futures model, "a new approach to helping teenagers caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime . . . combin[ing] system reforms, treatment improvement and community engagement" is discussed (p. 3). Sections of this repo... Read More
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2008
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“The purpose of this training is to provide instruction to substance abuse treatment staff and related professionals and service providers about the “Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 45: Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment” (p. 1). Six m... Read More
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2001
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The strengths and weaknesses of 12-step programs and how they integrate with "what works" in the correctional field are discussed during this 3-hour program. The following topics are addressed: enhancing communication and cooperation and supporting ... Read More
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1996
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Fifteen contributors provide ten chapters in this document, titled as follows:
1. The Challenge of Responding to Persons with Mental Illness on Community Corrections Supervision;
2. Persons with Mental Illness on Probation and Parole: The Imp... Read More
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1995
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This workbook discusses worker safety issues in probation and parole. Officers' mental attitudes and use of force are addressed. General indications of drug use by clients, signs of aggression, possible resistance or attack, discussion of mental heal... Read More
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1994
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This report on the proceedings of the first national forum on mental health services in jails contains copies of the remarks made by the speakers and summaries of each session of the meeting. The forum resulted from a strong concern about the numbers... Read More
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1993
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The administrator of substance abuse services develops, implements, and directs a continuum of substance abuse services in a correctional system. Using a DACUM format, duties and tasks are listed as well as traits & attitudes, knowledge & skills, res... Read More
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1992
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Developed to measure the cost/benefit of applying community sanctions to a specific group of parolees in danger of having their parole revoked, this project required the accomplishment of two goals:
1) Design, test, and document the utility of u... Read More
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