Drug Offender Treatment Programs

Paper Summary:

This paper demonstrates how drug offender treatment programs have become an integral part of the overall correctional framework. More specifically, the paper shows that ofender treatment programs have become embedded in the structure of the prison-based treatment and criminal justice enforcement policy. The paper also outlines how future research that will be conducted will highlight the major facets of this relationship and show how drug offender treatment programs have been an integral part of the criminal justice realm.

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Introduction
Role of the Research - Why Focus on Drug Offender Treatment Programs

From the Paper:

"There are a plethora of research topics that can be examined; however drug offender treatment programs provided one of the most expansive areas that had 'spillover' effects on other issues that were worth examining. In particular, while perusing the literature there seems to be a clear link between drug offender treatment programs as a punishment or deterrent to crime - that is, some non-violent drug offences are given sentences that force them to be enrolled in these drug offender treatment programs (MacKenzie, 2006, p. 200)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carey, S. (2004). A Detailed Cost Analysis in a Mature Drug Court Setting, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 20, 3, 315-338.
• Inciardi, J. (2004). Five-Year Outcomes of Therapeutic Community Treatment of Drug-Involved Offenders after Release from Prison, Crime & Delinquency, 50, 1, 88-107.
• MacKenzie, D. (2006). What works in corrections: reducing the criminal activities of offenders and delinquents. New York: Cambridge University Press.
• Marlatt, G. and Donovan, D. (2005). Relapse Prevention: Strategies in Treatment of Addictive Behavior. New York: Guilford Press.

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