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NCJ 194060
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Evaluation of the Florida Department of Corrections Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program, Final Technical Report
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Series:
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NIJ Research Report
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Author(s):
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C. Aaron McNeece Ph.D.
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Corporate Author:
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Florida State University
Institute for Health and Human Services Research
United States
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Project Director:
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C. A. McNeece
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Date Published:
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1999 |
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Page Count:
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196 |
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Sponsoring Agency:
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Grant Number:
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97-RT-VX-K007 |
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Sale Source:
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NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States
Florida State University
Institute for Health and Human Services Research
Tallahassee, FL 32304
United States |
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PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Program/project evaluations ; Technical assistance reports |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This report presents the methodology and findings of an
evaluation of Florida's Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program (DDTP),
a residential substance abuse treatment program for State
inmates. |
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Abstract:
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In 1997, the U.S. Department of Justice granted funds to the
Florida Department of Corrections to establish within
correctional facilities a largely self-contained therapeutic
program of integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment
for inmates diagnosed with both types of disorder. A combination
of research methods was used to evaluate the implementation of
the DDTP. The two principal methods were face-to-face interviews
with individuals in key positions and the observation of
planning, training, and treatment activities. These methods were
supplemented with a review of relevant documents and
correspondence. The evaluation determined both the extent to
which DDTP implementation progressed according to plan and the
adequacy of responses undertaken when the process did not develop
as intended. Most of the delays and departures from the initial
implementation plan resulted from inadequate planning and
preparation for the new program. The low rate of referral to the
DDTP was largely the result of the failure to include those who
would screen and refer inmates in planning and training sessions.
The evaluation recommends that early in implementation,
responsibility should be assigned for active oversight at a
sufficiently high level in the department to ensure timely and
appropriate actions by each division and staff category for which
the new program will result in new or additional
responsibilities. As early as is practical, lines of authority
should be identified for specific aspects of program
implementation and subsequent operation. All staff categories for
which the new program will result in new responsibilities should
be identified, and appropriate training and instructions should
be provided for each. There should be follow-up in-service
training for DDTP treatment staff, as well as other staff who
participate in screening or referring inmates to the program.
Finally, adequate attention should be given to establishing the
external links necessary to ensure the effective movement of
inmates from the institutional phases of the DDTP to the
community-based final phase. 38 references, 4 tables, and
appended listing of DDTP inmates by offense, category, diagnostic
category, and program, along with interview questionnaires |
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Main Term(s):
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Inmate drug treatment |
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Index Term(s):
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Drug treatment programs ; Treatment community ; Program implementation ; Corrections effectiveness ; Offender mental health services ; Mentally ill inmates ; NIJ final report ; Florida |
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Note:
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Dataset may be archived by the NIJ Data Resources Program at the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data |
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