NCJ Number
27264
Date Published
1975
Length
32 pages
Annotation
LESSON PLANS AND TRAINING MODULE FOR COURSE INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS WORKSHOP DESIGNED AS PART OF A STATEWIDE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COUNTY PROBATION AND STATE PAROLE PERSONNEL.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRAINING WORKSHOP IS TO FACILITATE PROBATION/PAROLE OFFICER AWARENESS OF TREATMENTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR REFERRAL AND OF THE USUAL SYMPTOMATIC BEHAVIOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE VARIOUS TYPES OF DRUG ABUSE. THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS MODULE ARE AS FOLLOWS: NARCOTIC DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTROL PROBLEMS; DRUGS AND CRIME; DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AND NON-NARCOTIC DRUG ABUSE. APPENDED ARE A DESCRIPTION OF THE USE AND EFFECTS OF VARIOUS DRUGS, DEFINITIONS OF FOURTEEN DRUG TREATMENT MODALITIES, AND A TABULAR SUMMARY OF EXISTING SERVICES IN THE STATE. ALSO INCLUDED ARE A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY AND A LIST OF FILMS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED IN THE COURSE. (FOR OTHER TRAINING MODULES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-27262, 63, 65, AND 66.)