VOLUNTARY SELECTION OF DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS PROJECT - FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 10994
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 587 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: California Dept of the Youth Authority
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A STUDY OF TWENTY-ONE COMMUNITY BASED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA WAS MADE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH CLIENTS AND STAFF.

Abstract

THE STUDY WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE SEGMENTS - 1) A SURVEY OF CRITERIA USED BY OUTSIDE EVALUATORS TO EVALUATE DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS, 2) A SURVEY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTITUDES AND POLICY TOWARD DRUGS, DRUG USERS, AND DRUG DEALERS, AND 3) AN INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF WHAT TYPES OF DRUG USERS ARE FOUND IN WHAT TYPES OF DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS. THE METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS OF THE TWO SURVEYS ARE FOUND IN THE APPENDIXES. THE METHODS USED IN THE ACTUAL PROGRAM FIELDWORK ARE FOUND IN THE FIRST CHAPTER AND FOLLOWING CHAPTERS ARE DEVOTED TO PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIENTS FOUND AT SPECIFIC TYPES OF PROGRAMS, SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIENTS THEMSELVES, AND COMPARISON GROUP CHARACTERISTICS. THE RESULTS IN EACH CHAPTER ARE SUMMARIZED, AND PREFERRED AND UNDESIRABLE CLIENT PROFILES ARE GIVEN FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS. A REFERRAL FORM BASED UPON THE STUDY'S RESULTS IS PRESENTED. THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THIS STUDY'S FINDINGS TO THOSE IN SOME OTHER STUDIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)