The study being reviewed is from the ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social research. The research study being examined is Criminal justice drug treatment studies: Transitional care management (TCM), increasing after care participation for parolees, 2004-2008 (United States). The purpose of the study is to increase aftercare attendance by parolees by using a strength based support system that will encourage parolees to continue to move forward and seek the help they need and reduce the risk of recidivism.
In an effort to increase participation in community aftercare treatment for substance-abusing offenders who have paroled from prison, the Transitional Case Management (TCM) intervention tested a model of strengths-based …show more content…
By involving staff from various agencies in the prison-community transition process, the TCM intervention would be expected to strengthen
Case management entails six primary functions that are incorporated into the TCM intervention
1. Strengths Assessment – assisting the client in identifying skills or abilities in nine life domains (life skills, finance, leisure, relationships, living arrangements, occupation/education, health, internal resources, and recovery). Collaboration between the criminal justice system, the community treatment system, and other health and social service systems to further enhance the offender’s ability to achieve positive parole outcomes
2. Planning – developing a specific goal plan for the client.
3. Linking – facilitating access to services by advocating for the client and, if needed, making referrals or necessary transfers to required services. This may include both formal (drug treatment, job placement) and informal (AA/NA) …show more content…
Twenty-five percent of the participants were women, allowing for analysis of gender differences. Case management services were provided from January 2005 through December 2007. Of the recruited sample, 47 participants (25 TCM; 22 SR) were either not released from prison in time to participate in community services or paroled to a county or state where TCM services were not available. Follow-up interviews were not conducted with these participants, but their criminal justice records were obtained. The follow-up interview rate was 90 percent at 3 months and 89 percent at 9 months. The TCM and the SR groups were comparable at baseline and follow-up on demographic, drug use, and crime
In an effort to increase participation in community aftercare treatment for substance-abusing offenders who have paroled from prison, the Transitional Case Management (TCM) intervention tested a model of strengths-based …show more content…
By involving staff from various agencies in the prison-community transition process, the TCM intervention would be expected to strengthen
Case management entails six primary functions that are incorporated into the TCM intervention
1. Strengths Assessment – assisting the client in identifying skills or abilities in nine life domains (life skills, finance, leisure, relationships, living arrangements, occupation/education, health, internal resources, and recovery). Collaboration between the criminal justice system, the community treatment system, and other health and social service systems to further enhance the offender’s ability to achieve positive parole outcomes
2. Planning – developing a specific goal plan for the client.
3. Linking – facilitating access to services by advocating for the client and, if needed, making referrals or necessary transfers to required services. This may include both formal (drug treatment, job placement) and informal (AA/NA) …show more content…
Twenty-five percent of the participants were women, allowing for analysis of gender differences. Case management services were provided from January 2005 through December 2007. Of the recruited sample, 47 participants (25 TCM; 22 SR) were either not released from prison in time to participate in community services or paroled to a county or state where TCM services were not available. Follow-up interviews were not conducted with these participants, but their criminal justice records were obtained. The follow-up interview rate was 90 percent at 3 months and 89 percent at 9 months. The TCM and the SR groups were comparable at baseline and follow-up on demographic, drug use, and crime