{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["011:21"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "Open Data Office of Justice Programs (USDOJ)", "hasEmail": "mailto:opendata@usdoj.gov"}, "dataQuality": false, "description": "This study examined the relationship between legal\r\npressure and drug treatment retention by assessing perceptions of\r\nlegal pressure held by two groups of legally-mandated treatment\r\nclients: (1) participants of the Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison\r\n(DTAP) program operated by the Kings County (Brooklyn) District\r\nAttorney in New York City, and (2) a matched group of probationers,\r\nparolees, Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) participants,\r\nand other court-mandated offenders attending the same community-based\r\ntreatment programs used by DTAP. The Brooklyn DTAP was selected for\r\nstudy because of the program's uniquely coercive program components,\r\nincluding the threat of a mandatory prison term for noncompliance.\r\nThe goals of this project were (1) to test whether DTAP participants\r\nwould show significantly higher retention rates when compared to a\r\nmatched sample of other legally-mandated treatment clients, and (2)\r\nto assess the role of perceived legal pressure in predicting\r\nretention for both of these groups. Data were collected from program\r\nparticipants through interviews conducted at admission to treatment\r\nand follow-up interviews conducted about eight weeks later. Intake\r\ninterviews were conducted, on average, one week after the client's\r\nadmission to treatment. The one-to-one interviews, which lasted up to\r\ntwo hours, were administered by trained researchers in a private\r\nlocation at the treatment site. The intake interview battery included\r\na mixture of standardized measures and those developed by the Vera\r\nInstitute of Justice. Data in Part 1 were collected with the\r\nAddiction Severity Index and include age, sex, race, religion, and\r\neducation. Additional variables cover medical problems, employment\r\nhistory, detailed substance abuse and treatment history, number of\r\ntimes arrested for various crimes, history of incarceration, family's\r\nsubstance abuse and criminal histories, relationships with family and\r\nfriends, psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, and\r\nsuicide, current living arrangements, and sources of income. Part 2,\r\nSupplemental Background and Retention Data, contains treatment entry\r\ndate, number of days in treatment, age at treatment entry,\r\ntermination date, treatment condition, arrest date, detention at\r\narrest, date released on probation/parole, violation of\r\nprobation/parole arrest date and location, problem drug, prior drug\r\ntreatment, as well as age, gender, race, education, and marital\r\nstatus. Part 3, Division of Criminal Justice Services Data, includes\r\ndata on the number of arrests before and after program entry, and\r\nnumber of total misdemeanor and felony arrests, convictions, and\r\nsentences. Part 4, Chemical Use, Abuse, and Dependence Data, contains\r\ninformation on type of substance abuse, intoxication or withdrawal at\r\nwork, school, or home, effects of abuse on social, occupational, or\r\nrecreational activities, and effects of abuse on relationships,\r\nhealth, emotions, and employment. Parts 5 and 6 contain psychiatric\r\ndata gathered from the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised and Beck's\r\nDepression Inventory, respectively. Part 7 variables from the\r\nCircumstances, Motivation, Readiness, and Suitability scale include\r\nfamily's attitude toward treatment, subject's need for treatment,\r\nsubject's desire to change life, and legal consequences if subject\r\ndid not participate in treatment. Part 8, Stages of Change Readiness\r\nand Treatment Eagerness scale, contains data on how the subject\r\nviewed the drug problem, desire to change, and history of dealing\r\nwith substance abuse. Part 9, Motivational/Program Supplement Data,\r\nincludes variables on the subject's need for treatment, attitudes\r\ntoward treatment sessions, the family's reaction to treatment, and a\r\nlikelihood of completion rating. Part 10, Perceived Legal Coercion\r\nData, gathered information on who referred the subject to the\r\ntreatment program, who was keeping track of attendance, whether\r\nsomeone explained the rules of participation in the program and the\r\nconsequences if the subject failed the program, whether the rules and\r\nconsequences were put in writing, who monitored program participants,\r\nthe likelihood of using drugs while in treatment, the likelihood of\r\nleaving the program before completion, whether the subject understood\r\nthe legal consequences of failing the program, the type and frequency\r\nof reports and contacts with the criminal justice system, and the\r\nsubject's reaction to various penalties for not completing the\r\nprogram. Part 11 contains data from the Community Oriented Programs\r\nEnvironment Scale (COPES). Part 12, Treatment Services Review Data,\r\nincludes data on the number of times the subject received medical\r\nattention, days in school, days employed, days intoxicated, days in\r\nsubstance abuse treatment, days tested for drugs, number of contacts\r\nwith the criminal justice system, days treated for psychological\r\nproblems, and time spent at recreational activities. Additional\r\nvariables include the number of individual and group treatment\r\nsessions spent discussing medical problems, education and employment,\r\nsubstance abuse, legal problems, and psychological and emotional\r\nproblems.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02749.v1", "title": "Strategies for Retaining Offenders in Mandatory Drug Treatment Programs in Kings County, New York, 1994-1995"}], "identifier": "3185", "issued": "2001-09-20T00:00:00", "keyword": ["alternatives to institutionalization", "criminal histories", "drug treatment", "offenders", "parolees", "probationers", "psychological wellbeing", "substance abuse", "treatment compliance", "treatment programs"], "language": ["eng"], "license": "http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/", "modified": "2006-03-30T00:00:00", "programCode": ["011:060"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "National Institute of Justice", "subOrganizationOf": {"acronym": "OJP", "id": 22, "name": "Office of Justice Programs", "parentOrganization": {"acronym": "DOJ", "id": 10, "name": "Department of Justice"}, "parentOrganizationID": 10}}, "title": "Strategies for Retaining Offenders in Mandatory Drug Treatment Programs in Kings County, New York, 1994-1995"}