Drug Treatment for Drug-Abusing Criminal Offenders
February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A number of states have considered laws or ballot initiatives intended to divert drug-abusing criminal offenders into treatment programs instead of prison or jail.
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Homelessness, Hunger and Material Hardships Among Those Who Lost SSI
April 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Alcohol, drug, social, and legal problems increase the odds of housing and food-related hardships.
Head Start Programs Identify and Provide Extra Support to Families at Risk
October 5, 2009 | Program Result
Expanding the capacity of Head Start agencies to identify and assist families in need was a key ingredient of Free To Grow. That was especially so in New Britain, Conn., and Orange, Calif.
Researchers Find Substance Abuse Treatment During and After Prison Term Reduces Reincarceration Rates, is Cost Effective
July 24, 2006 | Program Result
The University of Miami compared the costs of in-prison and aftercare substance abuse treatment services for criminal offenders with the savings resulting from fewer days of reincarceration.
Analysis Shows Substance Abuse Treatment Programs are Cost Effective, Reducing Crime, Increasing Employment
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs examined the costs and savings associated with three types of substance abuse treatment: outpatient, residential and methadone maintenance.
Researchers and Funders Meet on California's Proposition 36 to Divert Drug Offenders to Treatment
April 1, 2003 | Program Result
A November 2001 conference and a follow-up meeting provided researchers and funders the opportunity to discuss the framework for future research on California's Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000.
Have Drug Treatment Services Suffered Under Managed Care?
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
Investigators at University of Pennsylvania's Treatment Research Institute and the Alcohol Research Group at the University of California, Berkeley (analyzed the impact of managed care on substance abuse treatment.
Conference Leads to Formation of New Group Fighting Substance Abuse
December 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Integrated Substance Abuse Programs at the University of California, Los Angeles held a conference, "Blending Clinical Practice and Research: Forging Partnerships to Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment."
RAND Researchers Study Racial Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
June 27, 2007 | Program Result
The RAND Corporation examined whether there were racial disparities in access to health care, satisfaction with services and perceived quality of life among people participating in substance abuse treatment programs.
RAND Analysis of California's Proposition 36, Which Provides Drug Treatment Instead of Jail Time to Non-Violent Drug-Possession Offenders, Shows No Increase in Crime
July 31, 2007 | Program Result
Researchers at RAND Corp. studied the implementation of California's Proposition 36, a program that diverts people convicted of nonviolent drug-possession offenses from incarceration to parole with drug treatment.