Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections and Addiction Treatment

• Main Authors: Taxman, Faye S. (Author), Belenko, Steven (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Series on Evidence-Based Crime Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Criminology.; Social work.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Social Work.; Public Health.

Community corrections programs can be effective for advancing public safety and improving public health among drug-involved offenders, provided that research-based programs and practices are used.  Since evidence-based practice is gaining recognition as a success factor in both community corrections...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Theories of Organizational Change Approaches
• Determining the Evidence Base for Addiction Treatment Programs
• Technology Transfer Process and Models
• Current State of the Corrections Field
• Current State of the Addiction Treatment Field
• The Nuances of the Correctional and Addiction Treatment Environments
• Substance Abuse Agencies
• A Conceptual Model of Technology Transfer of Evidence-Based treatment to Community Corrections
• Supporting the Model
• The Challenges of Intervention Fidelity
• Expanding the Concept for Evidence-Based Practice
• Adapting to the Environment
• Conclusion and Recommended Next Steps.