scholarly journals Does Mandatory Diversion to Drug Treatment Eliminate Racial Disparities in the Incarceration of Drug Offenders? An Examination of California's Proposition 36

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Nicosia ◽  
John MacDonald ◽  
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Keyword(s):  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Proposition 36

scholarly journals Impact of California’s Proposition 36 on the Drug Treatment System: Treatment Capacity and Displacement

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yih-Ing Hser ◽  
Cheryl Teruya ◽  
Alison H. Brown ◽  
David Huang ◽  
Elizabeth Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Proposition 36

A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Kings County District Attorney's Office Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) Program

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary A. Zarkin ◽  
Laura J. Dunlap ◽  
Steven Belenko ◽  
Paul A. Dynia
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Treatment Alternative ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Benefit Cost Analysis ◽  
Kings County ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Benefit Cost

In October 1990, the Kings County (Brooklyn, NY) District Attorney's Office implemented the Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP) program to divert nonviolent felony drug offenders from prison to community-based residential drug treatment. This article presents an estimate of the costs and benefits of the DTAP program based on a cohort of DTAP participants and prison comparisons who entered treatment or prison in 1995–1996 and were tracked for 6 years. The analysis focuses on the criminal justice system (CJS) costs associated with criminal recidivism. Findings show that the DTAP program is cost-beneficial compared to the usual criminal justice process (benefit-cost ratio equals 2.17 after 6 years).

scholarly journals Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Behjat Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Prevention Act ◽  
Prison Populations

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (SACPA), also known as Proposition 36, became effective on July 1, 2001. It allows certain nonviolent drug offenders into community-based drug treatment programs instead of incarceration. Funds have been allocated to the California counties for implementation of the law over a five year period. The program involves the cooperation and collaboration of professionals and agencies within the state’s two social service systems: criminal justice and public health. Initial evaluation indicates SACPA’s effectiveness in reducing jail and prison populations, saving funds, and providing drug treatment to a large number of SACPA recipients. The implementation process has faced a number of challenges that must be resolved to ensure Californians’ trust that treatment is more effective than punishment of drug abusers. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the SACPA initiative and present an analysis of its benefits and challenges. Additionally, suggestions are made for health educators’ intervention to ensure effectiveness of SACPA programs in improving public health.

scholarly journals The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act: Challenges and Promises for Public Health

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Behjat Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Prevention Act ◽  
Prison Populations

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (SACPA), also known as Proposition 36, became effective on July 1, 2001. It allows certain nonviolent drug offenders into community-based drug treatment programs instead of incarceration. Funds have been allocated to the California counties for implementation of the law over a five year period. The program involves the cooperation and collaboration of professionals and agencies within the state’s two social service systems: criminal justice and public health. Initial evaluation indicates SACPA’s effectiveness in reducing jail and prison populations, saving funds, and providing drug treatment to a large number of SACPA recipients. The implementation process has faced a number of challenges that must be resolved to ensure Californians’ trust that treatment is more effective than punishment of drug abusers. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the SACPA initiative and present an analysis of its benefits and challenges. Additionally, suggestions are made for health educators’ intervention to ensure effectiveness of SACPA programs in improving public health

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Behjat Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Prevention Act ◽  
Prison Populations

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 (SACPA), also known as Proposition 36, became effective on July 1, 2001. It allows certain nonviolent drug offenders into community-based drug treatment programs instead of incarceration. Funds have been allocated to the California counties for implementation of the law over a five year period. The program involves the cooperation and collaboration of professionals and agencies within the state’s two social service systems: criminal justice and public health. Initial evaluation indicates SACPA’s effectiveness in reducing jail and prison populations, saving funds, and providing drug treatment to a large number of SACPA recipients. The implementation process has faced a number of challenges that must be resolved to ensure Californians’ trust that treatment is more effective than punishment of drug abusers. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the SACPA initiative and present an analysis of its benefits and challenges. Additionally, suggestions are made for health educators’ intervention to ensure effectiveness of SACPA programs in improving public health.

Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problem?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Jack Riley ◽  
◽  
Pat Ebener ◽  
James Chiesa ◽  
Susan Turner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Drug Offenders ◽  
Proposition 36
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