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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462262303321

Autore

Seredycz Michael A

Titolo

Offender drug abuse and recidivism [[electronic resource] ] : an access to recovery program / / Michael A. Seredycz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-59332-652-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice: recent scholarship

Disciplina

364.3/8

Soggetti

Recidivism - United States

Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States

Ex-convicts - Drug use - United States

Drug abuse - Treatment - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: The Politics of Offender Reentry; The Incarceration Binge; Recidivism; Drug-Crime Nexus; Lake City Access to Recovery (ATR); Research Model I; Research Model II; CHAPTER 2: Examining the Process of Reentry; The Black Box: Beyond Recidivism; Recidivism; Systems based Approach; CHAPTER 3: Methodology of the Study; Lake City; Research Design; Research Models; CHAPTER 4: Study Results and Findings; Profile of Lake City Participants; The Black Box; Research Model I; Research Model II; Overall Model Findings

CHAPTER 5: Conclusions and RecommendationsConclusions; Recommendations for Future Research; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Seredycz tracks 434 offenders of a federally funded Access to Recovery (ATR) program coordinated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and a jurisdiction identified as Lake City. He examines offender's reduction of alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA), recidivism and barriers to reintegration. Self-reported high-risk drug offenders had a higher likelihood of program failure and criminal activity. Offenders who voluntarily remained in treatment were more successful remaining abstinent and more likely to desist from criminal



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