Matrix: Criminal & Juvenile Justice Services

Web Resources

SAMHSA Web Resources

• The Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) is the primary source of national data on substance abuse treatment and includes Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) on the demographic and substance abuse characteristics of admissions to substance abuse treatment.

• National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

• Services Research Outcome Study (SROS), the first nationally representative study of substance abuse outcomes, confirms that both drug abuse and criminal  behavior are reduced following drug abuse treatment: inpatient, outpatient, and residential.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) provides ready access to substance abuse and mental health research data and promotes the sharing of these data among researchers, academics, policymakers, service providers, and others.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Public Health & Criminal Justice

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)

• National Policy Conference: The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

• Runaway and Homeless Youth

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

•  States: Estimates, Update Methods, and Data (2000)

• Victim and Offender Self-Reports on Alcohol Involvement in Crime

Other Federal Web Resources

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

• Drugs and Crime 

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) , Substance Abuse and Crime

• Serious and Violent Offenders Reentry Initiative

• Bureau of Justice Assistance: Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program (RSAT)

National Institute of Justice

• Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM)

U.S. Department of Labor

• Working Partners

White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

• Law Enforcement Initiatives

Non-Federal Links

The National Association of Drug Court Professionals

The National Drug Court Institute

The Urban Institute

• Online Publications on Crime and Justice

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