Summary: Chapter 11 (Essay Sample)
An important thread running throughout this TIP is the interdependence of criminal justice and substance abuse treatment systems, which influences what program activities are undertaken and how they are implemented. The members of the TIP consensus panel feel strongly that effective collaboration between the criminal justice and substance abuse treatment systems can result in better treatment for offenders and, ultimately, a reduction in crime. When available and effectively implemented, substance abuse treatment programs can reduce recidivism, reduce substance use, and help offenders to change their lives. The guiding notion in this chapter is to provide thoughtful consideration of key issues that frame effective programming and coordination.
This chapter is primarily aimed at program administrators, although counselors will benefit from reading it as well. The chapter presents information on issues such as reconciling the goals of the criminal justice and substance abuse treatment systems; the interdependence of the two systems and how to collaborate effectively; program-level coordination, including barriers to coordination and solutions, and integrating criminal justice and substance abuse treatment; research and evaluation issues; cost issues; and conclusions.
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The chapter explores key concerns associated with program development. It acknowledges the interdependence between treatment systems for substance abuse and criminal justice (p. 235). For effective collaboration and partnership between the two such preconditions as the willingness to collaboratively participate in joint projects, readiness to establish common goals linking the systems, confidence in the inter-reliant nature of the systems, belief in own systems, and investment in the efficacy of the system must be satisfied (p. 236). The chapter also identifies basic principles that can be used strengthen coordination between treatment and criminal justice systems (p. 237). These include: establishment of goals and leadership; official endorsement by the leaders of the system; institution of common objectives and goals; and identification of program stakeholders such as the public, victims, legislators, recovering offenders, media, community groups, and businesses among others (p. 237).
The chapter also identifies several program-level coordination elements. First are the program coordination barriers which include assessment issues, staff training and redeployment, overdependence on organizational sanctions, aftercare hurdles, and coercion of inmates to participate in treatment. Second are such program components as procedures for synchronizing information flow (p. 242). Last but not least is case management whose activities run from the pretrial stage through to the treatment process (p. 244). The chapter also explores integration of treatment and public ...
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