ERIC Number: EJ959287
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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An Evaluation of Six Brief Interventions that Target Drug-Related Problems in Correctional Populations
Joe, George W.; Knight, Kevin; Simpson, D. Dwayne; Flynn, Patrick M.; Morey, Janis T.; Bartholomew, Norma G.; Tindall, Michele Staton; Burdon, William M.; Hall, Elizabeth A.; Martin, Steve S.; O'Connell, Daniel J.
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, v51 n1-2 p9-33 2012
Finding brief effective treatments for criminal justice populations is a major public need. The CJ-DATS Targeted Intervention for Corrections (TIC), which consists of six brief interventions (communication, anger, motivation, criminal thinking, social networks, and HIV/sexual health), was tested in separate federally-funded randomized control studies. In total, 1,573 criminal justice-involved individuals from 20 correction facilities participated (78% males; 54% White). Multilevel repeated measures analyses found significant gains in knowledge, attitudes, and psychosocial functioning (criteria basic to knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and TCU treatment process models). While improvements were less consistent in criminal thinking, overall evidence supported efficacy for the TIC interventions. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health, Criminals, Multivariate Analysis, Social Networks, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Drug Abuse, Intervention, Psychological Patterns, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Motivation, Cognitive Processes, Males, Knowledge Level, Attitude Change, Outcomes of Treatment, Mental Health, Attitude Measures
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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