Abstract
This study examines differences in drug use and recidivism outcomes at 12 months postrelease from jail or prison as a function of geographic location and treatment utilization. Participants (N =700) were previously enrolled in drug treatment during the last 6 to 9 months of their incarceration and were released to the community on either parole or serve-out. Findings from this study indicated that offenders returning to metropolitan areas reported more use of community treatment services following release than offenders in nonmetropolitan areas. Although offenders in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas who reported community treatment following release were less likely to be reincarcerated, community treatment utilization was not a significant correlate of relapse. Findings are discussed, and future directions include favorable outcomes when community treatment is utilized.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 379-389 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Social Service Research |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Data in this report are derived from the Criminal Justice Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study, a project funded by the Kentucky Department of Corrections. Opinions and views expressed here are those of the authors and may not reflect those of the Department of Corrections. Michele Staton-Tindall, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work and Center on Drug & Alcohol Research, Lexington, KY. Erin McNees, MPA, is a Study Director at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug & Alcohol Research, Lexington, KY. Carl Leukefeld, DSW, is a Professor and Director at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug & Alcohol Research and Department of Behavioral Science, Lexington, KY. Robert Walker, MSW, LCSW, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug & Alcohol Research and Department of Behavioral Science, Lexington, KY. Carrie Oser, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug & Alcohol Research and Department of Sociology, Lexington, KY. Jamieson Duvall, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug & Alcohol Research and Department of Behavioral Science, Lexington, KY. LaDonna Thompson is the Commissioner at the Kentucky Department of Corrections, Frankfort, KY. Kevin Pangburn, LMFT, is the Director of Mental Health & Substance Abuse at the Kentucky Department of Corrections, Frankfort, KY. Address correspondence to: Michele Staton-Tindall, University of Kentucky College of Social Work, 672 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0027 (E-mail: mstindall@uky.edu).
Keywords
- Community reentry
- Drug use
- Metropolitan/nonmetropolitan
- Offenders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science