NCJ Number
145515
Date Published
1993
Length
132 pages
Annotation
The need for alcohol and other drug treatment services by offenders in Lucas County (Ohio) was assessed during 1992 through surveys of selected parts of the criminal justice population, as well as interviews with criminal justice and treatment agency personnel and former clients.
Abstract
Results revealed that a significant drug abuse problem exists among offenders and can be identified at the time of booking. In addition, almost 65 percent of adult offenders abuse or are addicted to alcohol or other drugs. The extent of offender problems with alcohol and other drug abuse indicates that intervention and referral for treatment at the time of arrest may reduce both criminal activity and the suffering that accompanies a drug or alcohol problem. Efforts are also needed to expand inmate drug treatment and community-based programs. Two obvious intervention strategies at booking would be to station a trained drug abuse professional at the jail or to create a mandatory community-based community-based detoxification facility and refer offenders into this program after booking. Tables, figures, and appended tables and background materials