Assessing diversionary approaches for drug misusers in police custody in London: engagement and treatment outcomes as part of the Drug Intervention Programme

Sondhi, Arun; Eastwood, Brian J.

doi:10.1080/16066359.2020.1784880

Addiction Research & Theory

2020

DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2020.1784880

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Assessing diversionary approaches for drug misusers in police custody in London: engagement and treatment outcomes as part of the Drug Intervention Programme

Arun Sondhi

Brian J. Eastwood

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Exploring Reasons for Non-Engagement From a Peer-Led Diversionary Intervention for Veterans in Police Custody

Sondhi,

Maguire,

Leidi

et al. 2024

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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UK veterans with complex needs arrested in police custody can access support through pre-charge diversion into treatment and ancillary services. We consider why veterans in police custody disengaged from a peer-led criminal justice diversionary support service in one UK region that adopted a continuous case management approach. Seven hundred and fifty-seven veterans were assessed to have high levels of comorbid health needs and socio-economic harms, with one-quarter (26.7%, n = 202) subsequently disengaging from the service. A logistic regression model using Multivariate Imputation by Chained Equations identified that veterans of a younger age, no-fixed-abode, a history of incarceration, and those from a Royal Navy background were likelier to disengage from the intervention. We conclude that this peer-based diversionary model has some efficacy in maintaining the engagement of a highly complex, comorbid segment of criminally-justice-exposed UK military veterans. The perceived benefits of an integrated peer-based model predicated on continuous case-management techniques are discussed.

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Exploring Reasons for Non-Engagement From a Peer-Led Diversionary Intervention for Veterans in Police Custody

Sondhi,

Maguire,

Leidi

et al. 2024

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study

Jarrett,

Mills,

Mallion

et al. 2024

BJPsych Bull

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Aims and method The aim was to evaluate an innovative pathway in police custody suites that aimed to specifically address alcohol-related health needs through screening and brief interventions by police custody staff. This paper presents a qualitative investigation of challenges involved in implementing the pathway. Qualitative interviews were carried out with 22 staff involved with commissioning and delivering the pathway; thematic analysis of interview data was then undertaken. Results An overarching theme highlights the challenges and uncertainties of delivering brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite. These include challenges related to the setting, the confidence and competence of the staff, identifying for whom a brief intervention would be of benefit and the nature of the brief intervention. Clinical implications Our findings show that there is a lack of clarity over how alcohol-related offending can be identified in police custody, whose role it is to do that and how to intervene.

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Assessing diversionary approaches for drug misusers in police custody in London: engagement and treatment outcomes as part of the Drug Intervention Programme

Cited by 2 publications

References 41 publications

Exploring Reasons for Non-Engagement From a Peer-Led Diversionary Intervention for Veterans in Police Custody

Exploring Reasons for Non-Engagement From a Peer-Led Diversionary Intervention for Veterans in Police Custody

Challenges to the real-world delivery of brief alcohol interventions in the custody suite: qualitative study

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