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Getting sober while incarcerated: An exploratory analysis of correctional substance abuse treatment programs

Substance abuse is an expensive problem facing the American public and the criminal justice field. Using secondary data analysis this study examined 1,921 participants across five substance abuse programs within California and New York jail systems. Specifically this study explored the impact of location, demographic characteristics, offense committed, and previous drug treatment on successful completion of the treatment program. Descriptive analyses were used to examine the demographic characteristics of the sample and the types of drugs used by participants in the thirty days prior to jail admission. Results from bivariate analyses indicated that location, demographic characteristics, and previous drug treatment were all significantly related to successful completion. Implications for current correctional treatment programs and future research on this topic are discussed

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5156
Date12 1900
CreatorsKimball, Bree A.
ContributorsBlackburn, Ashley, Fritsch, Eric J., Trulson, Chad R.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Kimball, Bree A., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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