Court Residential Treatment Centers: Selected Observations

• NCJ Number: 232847
• Journal: West Texas Regional Adult Probation Department: Research Monograph Series Dated: May 1984 Pages: 1-11
• Author(s): Frank Lozito; Roger L. Poulsen
• Date Published: May 1984
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Dr. Frank Lozito (1930-2000) served as Director, West Texas Regional Adult Probation Department. Dr. Roger L. Poulsen served as Consultant and Adjunct Advisor to Dr. Lozito.

Annotation

This article discusses observations concerning the implementation of the West Texas Regional Adult Probation Department, Court Residential Treatment Center (CRTC) in El Paso established in 1978.

Abstract

The CRTC is an alternative to incarceration in a structured, community-based client-centered treatment milieu. The West Texas Regional Adult Probation Department (now the West Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department) has been in the vanguard of CRTC-related initiatives with the El Paso program established in 1978. Findings about the promise and positive aspects of milieu therapy in community residential therapeutic settings are reported as well as gaps and needs concerning milieu therapy in criminal justice affiliated programs and settings. The latter have real world criminal justice system practical exigencies, and special population client characteristics, which require particular attention to planning, staffing, organizing, directing, and controlling, as well as the conduct of additional clinical outcomes research to further identify and document practical, useful, and cost effective interventions.