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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.
Program Requirements
All the initiatives are required to:
A. Offer at least two levels of services,
B. Perform a complete assessment of every client,
C. Collect all required data for every client, and
D. Subject every client to random drug testing and graduated sanctions.
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, which demonstrate that when treatment programs and criminal justice agencies collaborate re-arrest rates as well as drug use are reduced. If programs include the following evidence-based principles, they are successful in treating substance dependent offenders.
Evidence Based principles of Effective Treatment
The use of clinical assessments to determine appropriate placement in treatment services;
The use of cognitive behavioral, social restructuring, and contingency management interventions;
The use of motivational strategies to improve client retention and compliance with supervision;
The use of graduate sanctions to deter drug use and criminal behavior;
The use of drug testing to monitor abstinence requirements;
The use of treatment phases that are at a minimum six months in duration and included at least two levels of care; and
The use of clinicians and supervision personnel as partners in the delivery of services.
Contact
Information
Ruth Phillips
Treatment and Criminal Justice Program Manger
301-489-1751
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