Reentry Treatment Program Research Paper
Reentry Drug Treatment Programs in the Criminal Justice System
Melinda Duplichan CJA 595 Program Development and Evaluation Professor: Myers
Reentry Drug Treatment Programs in the Criminal Justice System
There are many programs in the criminal justice system that is geared to helping the prisoners while they do their time. One of them is the drug treatment program, this program according to the Federal Bureau of Prison is suppose to provide inmates with drug treatment prior to reentry into society(Peters, R. 1993 ). As drugs are linked to crime most criminals are being incarceration. There are only about half of state correctional facilities that provide substance abuse treatment to its inmates (Peters, …show more content…
As more and more criminals were going to prison for drug crimes. Criminals who were already incarcerated were testing positive for one or more drugs. Since there’s variety of impact points that treatment can occur in the criminal justice system. This paper will look at the post treatment drug rehabilitation program, which is a part of the reentry treatment program for offenders (Vigdal G., 1995). Reentry uses programs to target the effective reintegration of offenders back into communities upon release from prison (Harrison L., 2000). Many reentry programs can vary in the type of services provided and the type of offenders targeted. However the main goal when starting this program was to make sure offenders once released from prison adjust to life and help reduce recidivism. Drug Rehabilitation in the reentry programs were designed for offenders returning to the community from being incarceration for crimes committed. Offenders in these programs are expected to develop a plan that will develop and provide a transition from incarceration to a community substance abuse treatment and other related reentry services that they may …show more content…
The offender must be 18 years of age and has been sentence to incarceration as a adult in the criminal justice system. The must also be within 4 to 6 months of their release back into the community in order to be admitted into the drug rehabilitation (Harrison L., 2000). Because it’s a reentry program, there are other key programs within the program. These programs work together to ensure that the offender receives skills needed to become a integrate part of society with a chance not to commit another crime. A community transition program is a part of a reentry program that helps the offender between their release and transition back into the community (Harrison L., 2000). This program will target many resources that will help the offender with family issues, housing, employment, education, mentoring support, treatment, and other identified areas that may typically impact the probability of recidivism (Harrison L., 2000). There is also a community long term support program that provides and establish network to help support offenders that will help them sustained in the absence of criminal justice supervision and after the reentry plan has been successfully implemented(Harrison L.,
Melinda Duplichan CJA 595 Program Development and Evaluation Professor: Myers
Reentry Drug Treatment Programs in the Criminal Justice System
There are many programs in the criminal justice system that is geared to helping the prisoners while they do their time. One of them is the drug treatment program, this program according to the Federal Bureau of Prison is suppose to provide inmates with drug treatment prior to reentry into society(Peters, R. 1993 ). As drugs are linked to crime most criminals are being incarceration. There are only about half of state correctional facilities that provide substance abuse treatment to its inmates (Peters, …show more content…
As more and more criminals were going to prison for drug crimes. Criminals who were already incarcerated were testing positive for one or more drugs. Since there’s variety of impact points that treatment can occur in the criminal justice system. This paper will look at the post treatment drug rehabilitation program, which is a part of the reentry treatment program for offenders (Vigdal G., 1995). Reentry uses programs to target the effective reintegration of offenders back into communities upon release from prison (Harrison L., 2000). Many reentry programs can vary in the type of services provided and the type of offenders targeted. However the main goal when starting this program was to make sure offenders once released from prison adjust to life and help reduce recidivism. Drug Rehabilitation in the reentry programs were designed for offenders returning to the community from being incarceration for crimes committed. Offenders in these programs are expected to develop a plan that will develop and provide a transition from incarceration to a community substance abuse treatment and other related reentry services that they may …show more content…
The offender must be 18 years of age and has been sentence to incarceration as a adult in the criminal justice system. The must also be within 4 to 6 months of their release back into the community in order to be admitted into the drug rehabilitation (Harrison L., 2000). Because it’s a reentry program, there are other key programs within the program. These programs work together to ensure that the offender receives skills needed to become a integrate part of society with a chance not to commit another crime. A community transition program is a part of a reentry program that helps the offender between their release and transition back into the community (Harrison L., 2000). This program will target many resources that will help the offender with family issues, housing, employment, education, mentoring support, treatment, and other identified areas that may typically impact the probability of recidivism (Harrison L., 2000). There is also a community long term support program that provides and establish network to help support offenders that will help them sustained in the absence of criminal justice supervision and after the reentry plan has been successfully implemented(Harrison L.,