Substance abuse treatment for criminal offenders: An evidence-based guide for practitioners.

Aggression replacement training (ART) for reducing antisocial behavior in adolescents and adults: A systematic review

“…The results of the present review show that the primary studies of ART do not provide a sufficient base for substantiating the claim that the program is effective for reducing antisocial behavior in adolescents and adults. This is in stark contrast to the findings of previous reviews that have examined ARTfocused trials and considered the quality of the evidence sufficient to draw conclusions about effectiveness (Cigno & Bourns, 1998;Howell, 1998;Landenberger & Lipsey, 2005;Lipsey et al, 2001Lipsey et al, , 2007Pearson et al, 2002;Sherman et al, 2002;Springer et al, 2003;Welsh & Hoshi, 2002), even though there is a clear overlap between included studies in the present and some of the previous reviews (Landenberger & Lipsey, 2005;Lipsey et al, 2001Lipsey et al, , 2007. Naturally, this does not mean that we claim there is evidence for no effect.…”

“…Results of ART outcome studies have moreover been summarized in non-systematic reviews, several of which have suggested ART to be a promising empirically-based treatment for juvenile offenders (Howell, 1998;Springer, McNeece, & Arnold, 2003;Welsh & Hoshi., 2002). Other reviews also conclude that ART is effective (Cigno & Bourns, 1998;Sherman, Farrington, & MacKenzie, 2002).…”

Rearrest and Probation Violation Outcomes Among Probationers Participating in a Jail-Based Substance-Abuse Treatment Used as an Intermediate Sanction

“…Substance abuse treatment is an effective means to reduce recidivism among criminal offenders (Peters & Wexler, 2005;Springer, McNeece, & Arnold, 2003). Studies of substance abuse treatment programs specific to probationers have found them to reduce probation failure or rearrest compared to probationers who do not receive treatment or who drop out of Downloaded by [University of Chicago Library] at 08:03 08 December 2014 treatment (Benedict, Huff-Corzine, & Corzine, 1998;Evans, Longshore, Prendergast, & Urada, 2006;Hiller, Knight, Devereux, & Hathcoat, 1996;Huebner & Cobbina, 2007;Krebs, Strom, Koetse, & Lattimore, 2009;Lattimore, Krebs, Koetse, Lindquist, & Cowell, 2005).…”

Assessing Comorbid Substance Use in Detained Psychiatric Patients: Issues and Instruments for Evaluating Treatment Outcome

“…These findings underline the high prevalence of early onset alcohol abuse among mentally disordered offenders in high security and indicate the need for studies that address the intervening variables that mediate the link between teenage alcohol use and adult antisocial behavior. They also support the notion that substance use must be a treatment priority for mentally disordered detained patients, including forensic populations (Springer, McNeece, and Arnold, 2003), particularly where problems persist over the long-term, and where there is risk to self and others. For the purpose of this article the term substance misuse will be used to cover not only DSM-IV (APA, 1994) and International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) (World Health Organisation, 1994) classification of substance use disorders but any significant experience of social, psychological, or physical problems associated with drug/alcohol use.…”