Predictors of Successful Completion of a Postincarceration Drug Treatment Program

Abstract

Using secondary analysis, this study compared the characteristics of 1,763 parolees with substance abuse problems who successfully completed a post incarceration drug treatment program with those who did not. Those who completed the program were more likely to be women who had not used drugs 30 days before program admission, had fewer prior treatment experiences, remained in the program longer, and had secured employment and stable living arrangements by the time of discharge. Implications for treatment and program development are discussed.

Predicting Termination from Drug Court and Comparing Recidivism Patterns: Treating Substance Use Disorders in Criminal Justice Settings

“…Interestingly, though previous research has also consistently demonstrated that older drug court participants are more likely to graduate (Hartley & Phillips, 2001;Hickert et al, 2009;Hohman et al, 2000), this study did not find age to be a predictor of completing drug court. Identifying cocaine as a drug of choice, however, did emerge as a statistically significant predictor for being terminated from drug court, which is consistent with the studies by Dannerbeck et al (2006) and Hickert et al (2009), but contradicts Shaffer et al (2010 who found that drug of choice had no impact on graduation or recidivism patterns.…”

“…The statement was released because a growing body of literature was suggesting that White participants were more likely than minority participants to have favorable outcomes related to graduation and not recidivating (Brewster, 2001;Dannerbeck et al, 2006;Krebs, Lindquist, Koetse, & Lattimore, 2007). A noticeable finding from this study is that racial disparities did not exist in graduation outcomes, which is consistent with the findings from Hohman et al (2000). Specifically, White, African American, and Hispanic participants were equally likely to complete drug court.…”

“…Research in the Riverside, California, drug court, for example, found that being White, being self-supporting, and prior marijuana use were predictors of successful graduation (Sechrest & Shicor, 2001). Hohman, McGaffigan, and Segars (2000) found that those who completed the San Diego-based drug court were more likely to be women, had not used drugs 30 days before program admission, had fewer prior treatment experiences, remained in the program longer, and had employment and stable housing by time of completion. Roll, Prendergast, Richardson, Burdon, and Ramirez (2005) identified two significant outcome predictors in a southern California drug court; participants employed at the time of admission were more likely to complete the program and participants with a history of intravenous drug use were less likely to graduate.…”

Improving graduation rates in drug court: A qualitative study of participants’ lived experiences

“…Other factors that have been studied extensively are participants’ employment status, age, education, and race. Having employment while participating in drug court has consistently proven to be positively correlated with graduation rates (Gallagher et al, 2015a; Hohman et al, 2000; Roll et al, 2005; Wu et al, 2012). With regards to age, several studies have shown that older participants are more likely to graduate than younger participants (Hickert et al, 2009; Mateyoke-Scrivner et al, 2004), while others have shown no statistical significance between the age of those who graduate and those who are terminated (Gallagher, 2013b; Gallagher et al, 2015a).…”

Differential Outcomes of Court-Supervised Substance Abuse Treatment Among California Parolees and Probationers

“…Among the many program-level factors that have been examined, more days of treatment continues to be one of the most common significant predictors of better treatment outcomes among offenders (Burdon et al, 2004; Hohman et al, 2000; Prendergast et al, 2000). Some research has focused on treatment matching, emphasizing the need to intensify treatment based on criminogenic factors, need for services, or both (Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2005; Taxman et al, 2006; Thanner & Taxman, 2003).…”