The Effectiveness of Coerced Admission to Prison-Based Drug Treatment
Author: David Farabee.; Haikang Shen.; Michael Prendergast.; Jerome Cartier.
Source: Volume 04, Number 04, July/August 2004 , pp.49-54(6)
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Abstract:
The present study analyzes whether prison-based drug treatment programs are effective when offenders are forced to admit that they have addiction issues (as opposed to voluntary programs). Data from the California Department of Corrections is used to contradict prior evidence that coerced clients in substance abuse treatment programs do as well as or better than voluntary clients.Keywords: drug treatment; best practices
Affiliations:
1: University of California, Los Angeles; 2: University of California, Los Angeles; 3: University of California, Los Angeles; 4: University of California, Los Angeles.