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Deviants and Deviance: An Introduction to the Study of Disvalued People and Behavior.Edward Sagarin
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 81, Heft 6, S. 1549-1551
ISSN: 1537-5390
Casinos and banking: Organized crime in the Bahamas
In: Deviant behavior: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 7, Heft 4, S. 301-312
ISSN: 1521-0456
Youth and drugs: perspectives on a social problem
In: Academic advisor in sociology
INTRODUCTION: PROGRESS AND ISSUES IN DRUG TREATMENT COURTS
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 37, Heft 12-13, S. 1441-1467
ISSN: 1532-2491
Changing the Behavior of Substance Abusers: Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Communities
In: Journal of drug issues: JDI, Band 27, Heft 2, S. 279-298
ISSN: 1945-1369
In this paper we explicate the treatment process leading to the success of therapeutic communities (TCs) in rehabilitating clients through a case study of CREST, a combined TC and work release program for substance abusers with criminal histories. We develop a comprehensive framework for understanding how and why TCs provide effective treatment to substance-abusing clients. Using data derived from a process analysis of CREST, and substantiated by the literature on TCs, the model considers both structural and programmatic elements and individual level factors. Our framework is unique in that it attempts to show the dynamic processes ongoing among various elements in the setting to produce global changes in clients that are important for living drug free.
Argot use in a therapeutic community
In: Deviant behavior: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 245-267
ISSN: 1521-0456
An Intensive Case Management Approach for Paroled IV Drug Users
In: Journal of drug issues: JDI, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 43-59
ISSN: 1945-1369
The need for drug abuse treatment to reduce recidivism in prison systems has led to increasing interest in treatment alternatives for correctional clients. The research on the effectiveness of treatment alternatives, however, has lagged behind the interest in and implementation of new programs. This article reports on early findings from an ongoing longitudinal study of the efficacy of an intensive case management approach, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), for treating parolees with past drug problems, compared with a group of parolees who were not offered this treatment program. Using follow-up data on 135 subjects interviewed at release from prison and then reinterviewed about six months later, the ACT group and comparison group are examined in terms of recidivism and relapse to drug use. Bivariate analyses suggest little difference between the two groups. Multivariate analyses, however, suggest several important variables that were not manipulated in this "quasi-experiment," but are predictive of relapse and recidivism. Although the limited sample size available at present precludes any definitive conclusions, discussion focuses on the direction of findings and highlights the necessity for multivariate controls in assessing the effectiveness of any intervention with criminal justice clients.
FEMALE DELINQUENCY AND BROKEN HOMES A Re‐Assessment
In: Criminology: the official publication of the American Society of Criminology, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 33-35
ISSN: 1745-9125
Abstract Most studies examining the relationship between broken homes and delinquency conclude that females react more adversely to a break in the home than do males. In a study of 1,103 adjudicated delinquents, it was found that when type of offense is controlled, the higher proportion of broken homes among female delinquents represents their greater involvement in "morals" offenses. Black males arrested for person and property offenses actually come from broken homes more often than do black females. In general, there appears to be no unique relationship between broken homes and female delinquency except for family‐related offenses.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETION OF A DRUG TREATMENT COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 37, Heft 12-13, S. 1615-1633
ISSN: 1532-2491
Violent Offenders in Drug Court
In: Journal of drug issues: JDI, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 107-128
ISSN: 1945-1369
Drug courts are slowly beginning to expand their admission criteria to include more chronic and serious offenders since traditional probation and incarceration have failed to prevent drug use and crime. Drug courts have moved from providing diversion programs for first-time offenders charged with drug possession to developing tracks for more complex clients. Many of these new drug court participants have extensive criminal histories, including histories of violent crime. Drug court decision-makers thus confront the difficulty of balancing the needs of treatment versus corrections by attempting to target offenders whose criminal histories suggest that their candidacy in a drug court would not pose a risk to public safety. To date, little is known about whether drug courts are appropriate for offenders with lengthy criminal histories that often include violence. The research presented here explores correlates of drug court graduation for seriously crime-involved offenders, most of whom have a history of violence.
Social Problems: The Search for Solutions
In: Teaching sociology: TS, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 89
ISSN: 1939-862X