Community-based treatment, care, and supervision for people with substance use problems who are involved with the justice system.
Reduce Drug Related Crime
From Courtroom to Clinic: How Legal Rulings Shape Cannabis Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africans
This presentation will be featured at Indonesia 2025, on the 17.09.2025. Authors: Nadine Harker Tara Carney Abstract: Background Substance use, including cannabis (known locally as marijuana/dagga) use, remains a major global public health...
Justice Decisions that Impact Drug Related Crime
This presentation will be featured at Indonesia 2025, on the 17.09.2025. Author: Michele Worobiec Abstract: Learn about the connection between drug use and crime Identify key legal distinctions that (should) drive justice responses...
Community-Based Drug Treatment in the Justice System: What Works in Reducing Crime?
This presentation will be featured at Indonesia 2025, on the 17.09.2025. Author: Roger H. Peters, Ph.D Abstract: Every year, over 6 million persons globally are in contact with the criminal justice system for drug-related offences...
Evaluating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in incarcerated populations: A meta-analysis.
Abstract A growing body of research supports the use of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in incarcerated populations; however, treatment effectiveness remains unclear. This meta-analysis of 22 studies (N = 2,265, 75% male) quantified...
Seeking Safety A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse
SUMMARY This manual presents the most widely adopted evidence-based treatment for co-occurring trauma and addiction. For clients facing one or both of these issues, the most urgent clinical need is to establish safety—to reduce addictive...
Effectiveness of motivational interviewing with justice-involved people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
ABSTRACT Objective: Motivational interviewing (MI) is increasingly recognized as an effective approach in forensic settings, particularly for overcoming resistance by avoiding confrontation and fostering intrinsic motivation. Research shows...
Criminal conduct and substance abuse treatment: Strategies for self-improvement and change, pathways to responsible living: The provider's guide, 2nd ed.
Abstract Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change (SSC) provides a standardised, structured and well-defined approach to the treatment of substance abusing judicial clients. The efficacy and effectiveness of SSC depends on developing a...
Engaging vulnerable populations in drug treatment court: Six month outcomes from a co-occurring disorder wraparound intervention.
Abstract Objective Although drug treatment courts (DTCs) have demonstrated positive outcomes, participants with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (CODs) are a high-risk group that often struggle with treatment...
The MISSION-criminal justice treatment manual.
In order to effectively implement MISSION and maintain program fidelity, model-specific treatment manuals and consumer workbooks have been created. Each treatment manual is a comprehensive how-to guide for case managers, peer support...
Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.
ABSTRACT Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...