Outcome Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners

By Miller, J. Mitchell, Ph. D.

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Title:	Outcome Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners
Author:	Miller, J. Mitchell, Ph. D.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Law., Law & economy, Litigation and arbitration
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Publisher:	Department of Justice


Citation APA MLA Chicago Miller, J. M. (n.d.). Outcome Evaluation of the South Carolina Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Excerpt
Executive Summary: The enormous growth in the prison population is largely a function of drug-crime recidivism and bolstered drug enforcement activities. The delivery of treatment services in a prison setting is a logical approach to the problem and features certain advantages over outpatient and voluntary forms of treatment, including certainty of program enrollment and participation, program modalities specific to residential settings as treatment options, and ensured participation in post-release aftercare through the parole process.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 I. The Drugs-Crime Nexus and the National RSAT Initiative . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . .7 11. The South Carolina RSAT Program: Overview and History . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . .. 10 The Correctional Recovery Academy . . . Therapeutic Community . . . . . Program Staff. .. ... ... . . . ... ... ... ... Program Participants . Program Implementati ............................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . , . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... ... 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..17 ................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. Methodology . , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . , . . . . , , . , . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .23 Research Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . , . . . . . .23 Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Subject Selection to Treatment and Comparison Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . . . . , . .24 Specification and Measurement of Program Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 IV. Data Analysis and Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , .27 Sample Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phase I11 Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Program Outcomes Dur 32 Community Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..36 Outcome Measures . . . . . . Predictors of Failure While Under Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .45 Implications of the Findings . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Relevant Research Issues and Barriers , , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .46