ICATI team members identified these resources for your reference and education to “Reduce Drug-Related Crime”.
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Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.
Abstract Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...
A theoretically informed meta-analysis of the risk for general and violent recidivism for mentally disordered offenders.
Abstract Mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) pose a significant challenge for forensic and correctional staff charged with managing them in a safe and humane manner. As with non-disordered offenders, it is important to identify the factors...
Deflection and pre-arrest diversion: A newly emerging field in the United States.
Pre-Arrest Diversion Is the “Handle” on the Front Door of the US Justice System. Many people can be safely deflected in the community instead of entering the justice system.
Diverting homeless substance users from hospitalization and incarceration: an innovative agency collaboration.
ABSTRACT In Washington State, U.S., 29 of every 10,000 individuals were homeless in 2019. It has been estimated that over 80% of chronically homeless individuals have experienced substance use disorders. Snohomish County Diversion Center...
A scoping review of community-based post-opioid overdose intervention programs: implications of program structure and outcomes.
Abstract Background: An emergent intervention to address the opioid epidemic is the use of multidisciplinary outreach teams which connect an individual in the community to healthcare resources after the experience of an opioid overdose...
The crime, mental health, and economic impacts of prearrest diversion of people with mental health problems: A systematic review.
Abstract Background Prearrest diversion strategies are being adopted across the Western world, enabling the police to identify and divert people suspected of having mental disorder towards health and community services rather than the...
Seattle’s law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD): Program effects on criminal justice and legal system utilization and costs.
Abstract Objectives We evaluated a prebooking law enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD) program (i.e., initial diversion from the criminal justice system paired with harm-reduction case management and legal assistance to individuals with...
LEAD program evaluation: Recidivism report.
Abstract This document reports on a quantitative analysis project to compare outcomes for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program, which was established in 2011 as a means of diverting those suspected of low-level drug and...
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of CBT informed anger management
Highlights CBT based anger management achieved a risk reduction of 23% for general recidivism. CBT based anger management achieved a risk reduction of 28% for violent recidivism. Treatment completion may result in a 42% risk reduction in...
Psychological Predictors of Recidivism for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators: A Systematic Scoping Review
Abstract Theoretical accounts of recidivistic intimate partner violence (IPV) continue to differ considerably in relation to the relative weight given to psychological risk factors. A systematic overview of studies that have established...
Anger and substance abuse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
ABSTRACT Objective: Conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate levels of anger among substance users compared to non-user controls and to analyze the possible association between anger and psychoactive substance use (PSU)...
Psychological therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder and comorbid substance use disorder
ABSTRACT Background Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental health disorder that may develop after exposure to traumatic events. Substance use disorder (SUD) is a behavioural disorder in which the use of one or more...
Effectiveness of Seeking Safety for Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use
Abstract The authors evaluated the Seeking Safety program's effectiveness for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use symptoms across 12 between-groups studies (N = 1,997 participants). Separate meta-analytic...
Seeking safety intervention for comorbid post-traumatic stress and substance use disorder: A meta-analysis
Abstract Problem statement: Seeking Safety (SS) is a widely implemented cognitive-behavioral therapy for comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD). It is a present-focused coping skills model that is...
Seeking Safety for women in incarceration: a systematic review
ABSTRACT Purpose Seeking Safety is an evidence-based treatment for individuals with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder. This treatment shows promise to address the unique, unmet needs of women in prison. The...
Law enforcement-led, pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment may reduce crime recidivism, incarceration, and overdose deaths: Program evaluation outcomes.
Abstract Introduction: Substance use disorder (SUD), overdose, and drug use-related crime continue to increase in the U.S. Pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment programs may decrease crime recidivism and overdose deaths. We assessed the impact...
Evaluating Seeking Safety for Women in Prison: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of Seeking Safety on depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with incarcerated women. Method: A randomized controlled trial (N = 40) was used to analyze Seeking Safety’s...
Pre-Arrest Diversion-To-Treatment for Adults with Substance Use Disorder: Health Outcomes and Predictors of Program Completion.
Abstract Untreated addiction is often associated with criminal justice involvement. Pre-arrest diversion programs are increasingly popular, despite limited evidence. We implemented Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative (MARI), a law...
Recidivism Treatment Manuals: A Corpus-based Examination for Public Offender Counselors
Abstract Incarceration rates in the U.S. reflect racial disparities, with individuals of color incarcerated over five times the rate of non-Hispanic White males. From a behavioral health perspective, incarceration and recidivism rates are a...
How effective is the “Reasoning and Rehabilitation” (R&R) program in changing cognitive and behavioral skills? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Interventions for individuals who commit offenses are of great importance to reduce criminal recidivism by targeting criminogenic factors. The first and most widely applied program is the Reasoning & Rehabilitation (R&R) program...