ICCA Policy Position on Responding to Offenders With Substance Use Disorders
Author: Board of Directors International Community Corrections Association.
Source: Volume 21, Number 03, Spring 2012 , pp.10-10(1)
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Abstract:
The ICCA Board of Directors reviewed and adopted a Policy Position Statement on substance abuse that reached a number of important conclusions, including that treatment is cost-effective (for every $1 spent on treatment, $7 are saved through significant reductions in criminal activity among program participants) and that co-ed treatment should be avoided if possible (women generally experience better outcomes when treated in gender-specific and gender-responsive settings.) This article contains the full text of the ICCA’s policy.Keywords: Substance abuse treatment; incentives and sanctions; agency collaboration
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