Community-based treatment, care, and supervision for people with substance use problems who are involved with the justice system.
Reduce Drug Related Crime
Specialized Mental Health Supervision: Revocations and Risk Composition
ABSTRACT Although many studies have investigated the disproportionate representation and negative experiences of justice-involved persons with mental illness (MI), we know less about probation/parole revocations among this population. Using...
Evaluating reentry programming in Pennsylvania’s Board of Probation & Parole: An assessment of offenders’ perceptions and recidivism outcomes
ABSTRACT Pennsylvania’s Board of Probation & Parole recently developed a reentry program that provides intensive supervision and oversight to offenders during their reintegration back into the community. The present analysis examined...
Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners With Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
ABSTRACT Objective: Prisoners worldwide have substantial mental health needs, but the efficacy of psychological therapy in prisons is unknown. We aimed to systematically review psychological therapies with mental health outcomes in...
A systematic review of post-release programs for women exiting prison with substance-use disorders: assessing current programs and weighing the evidence
ABSTRACT Background The rising rates of women in prison is a serious public health issue. Unlike men, women in prison are characterised by significant histories of trauma, poor mental health, and high rates of substance use disorders (SUDs)...
Interventions at the Transition from Prison to the Community for Prisoners with Mental Illness: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Prisoners have high rates of mental illness and the transition from prison to the community is a problematic time for the provision of mental health services and a range of negative outcomes have been identified in this period. A...
Critical Connections: Getting People Leaving Prison and Jail the Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment They Need
This Executive Summary provides information on what policymakers need to know about ensuring people leaving prison and jail receive the mental health care, substance use treatment, and health care coverage they need.
Community-based substance use treatment programs for reentering justice-involved adults: A scoping review
Abstract Introduction For adults involved with the criminal justice system who are reentering their communities post-incarceration, there is a large need for community-based substance use treatment. Little is known, however, about the types...
Criminal reactions to drug-using offenders: A systematic review of the effect of treatment and/or punishment on reduction of drug use and/or criminal recidivism
The association between substance use and crime is very common, but complex. Several countries have found strategies to face drug abuse and criminality that may exist associated to it, seeking to reduce overcrowded prisons and to promote...
Effectiveness of Mental Health Courts in Reducing Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis
Abstract Objective: Mental health courts (MHCs) were developed to address the overrepresentation of adults with mental illnesses in the U.S. criminal justice system through diversion into community-based treatment. Research on MHCs has...
Augmenting substance use treatment in the drug court: A pilot randomized trial of peer recovery support
Abstract Introduction Peer recovery specialist (PRS) support has been used to varying degrees in community substance use and mental health treatment for a number of years. Although there has been some evidence of positive PRS impacts on...