Treatment utilization among metropolitan and nonmetropolitan participants of corrections-based substance abuse programs reentering the community

Michele Staton-Tindall, Erin Mcnees, Carl Leukefeld, Robert Walker, Carrie Oser, Jamieson Duvall, La Donna Thompson, Kevin Pangburn

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379-389
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Social Service Research
Volume37
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 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

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