Effects of Motivation and Problem Severity on Court-Based Drug Treatment

Autor/inn/en	Cosden, Merith; Basch, Janice E.; Campos, Emily; Greenwell, Ashley; Barazani, Sivan; Walker, Sara
Titel	Effects of Motivation and Problem Severity on Court-Based Drug Treatment
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 52 (2006) 4, S.599-618 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128705284287
Schlagwörter	Recidivism; Substance Abuse; Crime Prevention; Drug Use; Motivation; Drug Rehabilitation; Severity (of Disability); Drug Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment; State Legislation; Prediction; Correctional Institutions; Employment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rückfall; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Drogentherapie; Schweregrad; Landesrecht; Vorhersage; Jugendstrafvollzug; Dienstverhältnis
Abstract	This study addresses the effects of motivation and problem severity on outcomes in two court-based drug treatment programs. Data were examined for 578 offenders served by a drug court and 223 served by a drug treatment court mandated through California's Substance Abuse Crime Prevention Act (SACPA). It was hypothesized that client-reported motivation would be associated with severity of drug problems and that motivation would be positively associated, and severity negatively associated, with program completion and 12-month, postdischarge recidivism. The first hypothesis was supported--motivation for treatment, measured by client-reported need for treatment and acknowledgment of problem severity, was associated with severity of drug use. Program completion in drug court was predicted by client motivation and prior jail time, whereas SACPA completion was predicted by severity of drug problems and prior employment. Recidivism was associated with program completion and problem severity but not treatment motivation in either program. Implications for court-based treatment programs and future research are discussed. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10