Effects of community substance abuse treatment services on clients' criminal arrests.
This study explored the effects of specific types of substance abuse treatment services on clients remaining arrest free for the year following services. The sample consisted of clients admitted to the Lucas County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (LC-ADAS) community service system in calendar year 2000. The findings of the study suggest that residential detoxification and intensive outpatient can be influential forces in reducing the future likelihood of crime among clients.
Ventura
Lois A
LA
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Toledo, LRC 303, Mail Stop 400, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States. lventur@utnet.utoledo.edu
Lambert
Eric G
EG
D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*