PROGRAM EVALUATION
Since its inception, the initiatives have supplied data on every client in order to evaluate the program. The program evaluation is performed by the Institute for Behavioral Health (IBH, Inc.) and is done annually. The last evaluation completed was on clients treated in 2007. Of the HIDTA clients treated in 2007, only 33% were arrested in the year following treatment.
The evaluations support current research that demonstrate when treatment programs and criminal justice agencies collaborate re-arrest rates, as well as drug use, are reduced. If programs include evidence-based principles, they are successful in treating substance dependent offenders.
Drug Treatment for hard-core drug dependent offenders must:
- Include at least two levels of care
- Address criminogenic behavior
- Be at least 9 months in duration
- Involve a partnership between the treatment provider and the parole and probation agency
TREATMENT/CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
The Washington/Baltimore HIDTA funds Treatment/Criminal Justice programs that provide integrated drug treatment services and criminal justice supervision for hard-core substance depended offenders, including drug testing and graduated sanctions for individuals that violate program requirements. The treatment services must include an assessment of the individual’s drug use and criminal history and placement in the appropriate level of services, such as out- patient, intensive out-patient, residential or after care.
PROGRAM FUNDING
The total amount of funding in 2010 for Treatment/Criminal Justice Program is $3,797.559. These funds support 11 Initiatives in Maryland (three), Washington, D.C. (one) and Northern Virginia (seven). The funding is used primarily to cover the cost of treatment services for hard-core drug offenders.
Treatment and Criminal Justice Program Manger
301-489-1751
