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1 results foundAuthor: Robinson, Emma Title: The Alcohol Treatment Requirement: A more responsive way of working with alcohol-misusing offenders Summary: The overarching aim of the evaluation was to give some early indications of the success of the Alcohol Treatment Requirement in West Yorkshire, in terms of offender compliance and completion levels, changes in alcohol dependency and whether the ATR better meets the needs of alcohol misusing offenders. With this in mind there were three main research strands: a case file-read of offenders on the ATR to investigate levels of compliance; a pre and post programme offender questionnaire designed to capture feedback on levels of alcohol consumption; and interviews with offenders and treatment provider staff to ascertain feedback on the ATR in terms of meeting offender needs and partnership working. The file-read analysis revealed that compliance to ATR appointments was lower than the compliance rate of the comparison group (of offenders with an alcohol need in OASys prior to the introduction of the ATR). However, the ATR group did not have a high level if ‘unacceptable’ (and therefore enforceable) absences for appointments with the treatment provider. Indeed the number of ‘unacceptable’ absences for actual ATR appointments (n=29) was lower than that for probation appointments in both the ATR group (n=43) and the comparison group (n=41). The comparison group also had a much higher number of acceptable absences which may reflect the chaotic nature of offenders with alcohol misuse problems and therefore confirms the need for a dedicated programme of treatment and support for this group. The file-read analysis appears to suggest that it is compliance to probation appointments, and in particular a high number of ‘acceptable’ absences for these appointments, that is bringing the compliance level down amongst the ATR sample. It may be that the ATR appointments are afforded some priority amongst this group, since they are specifically ‘aimed at ‘treating’ their alcohol misuse. Greater efforts might be made to attend these appointments over other probation appointments which are perhaps less likely to meet offender’s immediate needs in terms of addressing entrenched patterns of alcohol abuse. The number of successful completions for the ATR sample was 8 (27%), compared to a total of 19 (63%) in the comparison group. However, this was not a straightforward like-for-like comparison as within the ATR group, there were 7 cases that still had an order ongoing at the time of data analysis. A total of 12 offenders (40%) completed their ATR requirement and went on to successfully complete their order. Therefore the conversion rate from ATR completion to order completion is actually 8 from 12 (67%) for this sample. Details: Wakefield, UK: West Yorkshire Probation Services, 2010. 54p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 5, 2013 at: http://www.westyorksprobation.org.uk/documentlist.php?type=1&year=2010 Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.westyorksprobation.org.uk/documentlist.php?type=1&year=2010 Shelf Number: 128269 Keywords: Alcohol Misusing OffendersAlcohol Treatment ProgramsAlcoholism (U.K.)Probationers |