The Kentucky Re - Entry Guidelines for Drug - Abusing Offenders

Guide to Social Work Intervention for Community Re-entry of Offenders With a History of Violence Against Individuals

Objective: The re-entry of offenders to the community after their imprisonment is a sensitive and important stage and should always be considered by governmental and non-governmental organizations. The proper transition from prison to the community occurs when rehabilitation and social reintegration programs are developed and implemented based on the real needs of individuals. Social work is on...

Recovery-Oriented Care for Drug-Abusing Offenders

As described by the authors, a recovery-oriented system of care for drug-abusing criminal offenders is one that provides for continuity of treatment, using evidence-based interventions at every stage as clients progress through the justice system. Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities of Illinois has partnered with criminal justice and treatment programs to establish a basic recovery-orie...

The Effectiveness of Coerced Treatment for Drug- Abusing Offenders

Interventions to Promote Successful Re-Entry Among Drug-Abusing Parolees

Although evaluations have found prison treatment programs to be generally effective, most studies report that paroled graduates of these programs are much more likely to remain drug-free if they receive continuing treatment in the community. This article reviews research findings on principles of effective correctional treatment and the interventions that have been shown to be effective with dr...

Editors' introduction: HIV and other infectious diseases among drug-involved offenders.

Editors' Introduction: HIV and Other Infectious Diseases Among Drug-Involved Offenders James A. Inciardi a , Carl G. Leukefeld b , Steven S. Martin c & Daniel J. O'Connell c a Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware , Coral Gables, FL b University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research , Lexington, KY c Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware , N...