Criminal Justice Policy Review

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Register here to gain access to SAGE's 500+ Journals Online

Click here for more information on The Virtual Advisor

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Brownsberger, W. N.
Right arrow Articles by Shaffer, H. J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Criminal Justice Policy Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 37-60 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0887403403256379

Potential Demand for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Criminal Justice System

William N. Brownsberger

Harvard Medical School will{at}willbrownsberger.com

Craig T. Love

Harvard Medical School

Paula L. Doherty

Harvard Medical School

Howard J. Shaffer

Harvard Medical School

This article considers the challenges in evaluating the potential for partnership between the treatment and criminal justice systems, and suggests an agenda for further research. Deep conceptual ambiguities and limitations of survey methods make general population estimates of need for treatment highly questionable. In criminal justice populations, we must make use ofuniquely available data to improve need estimates. For the purposes of policy analysis, it is essential to move beyond binary classification of the population as in need or not in need andattempt to estimate treatment needs by level of care. It is also essential to consider actual demand for level-appropriate treatment, because even in the criminal justice system, where patients may be subject to coercion, demand may be radically less than need. Initial studies mustbuild better knowledge of criminal offenders’choices between incarceration and longer community regimes.

Key Words: substance abuse • treatment • criminal justice • offender


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Criminal Justice Policy ReviewHome page
J. A. Arditti and A. L. Few
Mothers' Reentry into Family Life Following Incarceration
Criminal Justice Policy Review, March 1, 2006; 17(1): 103 - 123.
[Abstract] [PDF]