Study of arrests and convictions in a methadone maintenance program.
The study of arrests and convictions carried out by Teledyne Economic Development Co.'s Narcotic Abuse Treatment Program included a total sample of 1,200 program participants. During the period of the study, between July 1975 and March 1977, 1,200 program participants were included in this study of which 480 were arrested and 122 convicted of various crimes. In part, the purpose of this study was to see if there were any significant relationships between various variables and arrest and conviction rate. It was found that no significant relationships existed.
D002140:California; D003415:Crime; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010865:Pilot Projects
D008691:Methadone