Implementing drug abuse treatment services in criminal justice settings

Introduction to the CJ-Dats study protocol series

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21226053
AutoresL J Ducharme (0000-0001-5130-4643, National Institute on Drug Abuse, autor de correspondencia), Redonna K Chandler (National Institute on Drug Abuse), Tisha Wiley (0000-0001-6399-1647, National Institute on Drug Abuse), Tisha RA Wiley
Año2013
Volumen1
Número1
Páginas5-5
Fecha de publicación2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth & Justice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2194-7899 • E-ISSN: 2194-7899
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/2194-7899-1-5
PMID24707454
PMCIDPMC3975625
OpenAlexW2118649276
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas32

BACKGROUND: Despite a growing pipeline of effective clinical treatments, there remains a persistent research-to-practice gap in drug abuse services. Delivery of effective treatment services is especially lacking in the U.S. criminal justice system, where half of all incarcerated persons meet the need for drug abuse or dependence, yet few receive needed care. Structural, financial, philosophical and other barriers slow the pace of adoption of available evidence-based practices. These challenges led to the development of a multi-site cooperative research endeavor known as the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS), funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). CJ-DATS engages university-based research teams, criminal justice agencies, and community-based treatment providers in implementation research studies to test strategies for enhancing treatment service delivery to offender populations. METHODS: This Introduction reviews the mission of NIDA, the structure and goals of the CJ-DATS cooperative, and the implementation studies being conducted by the participating organizations. The component Study Protocols in this article collection are then described. DISCUSSION: CJ-DATS applies implementation science perspectives and methods to address a vexing problem - the need to link offender populations with effective treatment for drug abuse, HIV, and other related conditions for which they are at high risk. Applying these principles to the U.S. criminal justice system is an innovative extension of lessons that have been learned in mainstream healthcare settings. This collection is offered as both an introduction to NIDA's work in this area, as well as a window onto the challenges of conducting health services research in settings in which improving public health is not the organization's core mission

Business · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Health care · Mainstream · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Public relations · Service delivery framework · Substance abuse · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes