Abstract
The importance of prison treatment for substance-using offenders in reducing recidivism and relapse has garnered much attention and acceptance over the past 30 years. The role of community aftercare as a continuum of the treatment process has been broadly acknowledged as essential in enhancing posttreatment success. However, our understanding of individual-level factors influencing a client's willingness to participate and engage in aftercare remains limited. This article presents findings of individual-level factors found to be associated with successful completion of aftercare among a sample of 259 ex-offenders admitted to aftercare following 12 months of in-prison drug treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 106-124 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Prison Journal |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- aftercare
- drug treatment
- need
- predictors
- retention
- risk