Recidivism 12 Months After TASC

The Effect of Treatment Completion on Recidivism Among TASC Program Clients

“…However, we found that TASC graduates were significantly less likely to be re-arrested during the 3 years following separation from the program. Similar to the findings of previous recidivism studies of TASC participants, we found that TASC completers were less likely to be re-arrested in the 3-year post-program period as compared with TASC non-completers (44% vs. 66%, respectively; van Stelle et al, 1994;Ventura & Lambert, 2004). This difference was also observed when excluding non-fingerprintable offenses with more than one third (35.5%) of TASC completers and more than half (56.2%) of noncompleters being arrested in the follow-up period.…”

“…Despite the ubiquity and long tenure of TASC programs nationwide, there have been very few evaluations of these programs. Most evaluations of TASC have reported favorable outcomes among TASC clients (Anglin, Longshore, & Turner, 1999;Clark et al, 2013;Owens et al, 1997;Roque & Lurigio, 2009;van Stelle et al, 1994;Ventura & Lambert, 2004). A recent study by Clark and colleagues (2013) is, to the authors' knowledge, the first study of TASC program failure/completion.…”

“…In contrast, Ventura and Lambert (2004) examined the effect of successfully completing TASC on recidivism, measured as re-arrest within 1-year post-program. Specifically, the authors found completion of the program to have the greatest effect of reducing the odds of recidivism beyond factors such as age, criminal history, drug use, and others.…”

“…Using data from both TASC and state criminal justice administrative records, the current study sought to examine the recidivism rate for individuals receiving TASC services during the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Despite the enormous resources spent on bridging the gap between criminal justice and behavioral health services, there have been relatively few evaluations of TASC client recidivism, and none in North Carolina of which we are aware (Anglin, Brown, Dembo, & Leukefeld, 2009;Clark et al, 2013;Owens et al, 1997;Roque & Lurigio, 2009;van Stelle, Mauser, & Moberg, 1994;Ventura & Lambert, 2004). As Clark and colleagues (2013) note, with "over 300 TASC programs nationwide more research into the effectiveness of TASC is clearly needed .…”

Contextual barriers to successful reentry of recovering drug offenders

“…The differences in postintervention recidivism risk between treated and nontreated offenders appeared to be negligible during the first 6 months but increased considerably thereafter to peak around the end of the first year and at the beginning of the second year (Banks & Gottfredson, 2004;Belenko et al, 2004). Actual prevalence levels of recidivism varied greatly across offender populations, across treatment modalities, and among different measures of recidivism, with 1-year rearrest rates ranging from b15% (Dynia & Sung, 2000) to N40% (Turley et al, 2004;Ventura & Lamber, 2004). But regardless of their absolute magnitude, recidivism rates reported for completers of coerced treatment invariably displayed substantial improvements in pretreatment levels of criminality compared to those shown by nontreated comparisons.…”