Offender Drug Abuse and Recidivism: An Access to Recovery Program

181 Pages·2010·0.46 MB·English

by  Michael A Seredycz

Criminal Justice
Recent Scholarship

Edited by
Marilyn McShane and Frank P. Williams III

A Series from LFB Scholarly

Offender Drug Abuse and
Recidivism
An Access to Recovery Program

Michael A. Seredycz

LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC
El Paso 2010
Copyright © 2010 by LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC

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Seredycz, Michael A.
Offender drug abuse and recidivism : an access to recovery program /
Michael A. Seredycz.
p. cm. -- (Criminal justice: recent scholarship)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59332-402-5 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1. Recidivism--United States. 2. Criminals--Rehabilitation--United
States. 3. Ex-convicts--Drug use--United States. 4. Drug abuse--
Treatment--United States. I. Title.
HV6049.S46 2010
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ISBN 978-1-59332-402-5

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Table of Contents
List of Tables............................................................................vii
Acknowledgments.....................................................................ix
CHAPTER 1: The Politics of Offender Reentry.....................1
The Incarceration Binge..........................................................2
Recidivism...............................................................................6
Drug-Crime Nexus...................................................................9
Lake City Access to Recovery (ATR)...................................11
Research Model I...................................................................14
Research Model II..................................................................14
CHAPTER 2: Examining the Process of Reentry.................15
The Black Box: Beyond Recidivism.....................................18
Recidivism.............................................................................45
Systems based Approach.......................................................53
CHAPTER 3: Methodology of the Study...............................63
Lake City...............................................................................63
Research Design....................................................................68
Research Models....................................................................78
CHAPTER 4: Study Results and Findings............................89
Profile of Lake City Participants...........................................89
The Black Box.......................................................................93
Research Model I.................................................................110
Research Model II................................................................119
Overall Model Findings.......................................................129

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CHAPTER 5: Conclusions and Recommendations.............133
Conclusions.........................................................................133
Recommendations for Future Research...............................142
Bibliography...........................................................................145
Index........................................................................................169
List of Tables
Table 1 – Profile of Lake City Participants 90
Table 2 – Participant Assessment and Referral 97
Table 3 – Participant AODA Usage 100
Table 4 – Case Management and Grant Assistance 104
Table 5 – Participant Programming and Discharge 106
Table 6 – AODA Abstinence 112
Table 7 – Program Discharge 114
Table 8 – Recidivism 116
Table 9 – Technical Violations 120
Table 10 – Warrant Issued for Arrest 123
Table 11 – Arrest 124
Table 12 – Conviction 127
Table 13– Incarceration 129

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Acknowledgments
I would like to dedicate this book to my family and friends from
the Universities of North Dakota and Nebraska-Omaha. I thank
my mom, dad and brother for their support and guidance. I
would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Bill Wakefield
and Michael Meyer for their time and effort.
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