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Results for cost-benefit analysis (utah)
2 results foundAuthor: Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Title: Con-Quest Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program Outcome Evaluation Summary: The link between drugs and crime in the United States is widely accepted. Drug users frequently commit crime in order to secure for themselves the drugs that they crave. The chemical effects of certain drugs, especially drugs used in combination, have also been connected to violent behavior. Additionally, the drug abuser’s lifestyle includes the daily use of drugs, seriously disrupting his or her ability to fully participate in society. Furthermore, even recreational drug use is extremely risky because of the danger of contracting diseases such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Hepatitis. Along with committing costly crimes, drug users are an enormous burden to society as a result of health care costs. Beginning in the mid-1970s, rising concern over the spread of drug use brought about harsher punishments for drug offenses. Over the years, there has been a large influx into the criminal justice system of offenders who are addicted to drugs. In hopes of breaking the drug-crime cycle, prison officials, researchers, and treatment professionals alike have searched for ways to effectively treat drug-addicted prisoners. The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Formula Grant Program was created by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 in order to assist state and local governments with the development, implementation, and improvement of residential substance abuse treatment programs in correctional facilities. The goal of RSAT programs is to reduce recidivism by providing individual and group based substance abuse treatment in a Therapeutic Community (TC) setting. The TC is separated from the rest of the correctional population, allowing residents to create an atmosphere that encourages them to help themselves and each other as they progress through treatment. It is recommended that states also include relapse prevention and aftercare services in their treatment approach, as well as coordinate with other social service and rehabilitation programs. This study and report are the result of a request by the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council (USAAV). A growing body of government and independent researchers at the national level has found empirical evidence that Residential Substance Abuse Treatment programs aimed at jail and prison inmates are effective at crime reduction, and are relatively costeffective. To ensure that these programs are working well and economically at the state level, there is a need for accurate outcome evaluations to be performed. Details: UT: Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 2004. 13p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 13, 2012 at http://www.justice.utah.gov/Documents/Research/Drugs/RSATfinalevaluation.pdf Year: 2004 Country: United States URL: http://www.justice.utah.gov/Documents/Research/Drugs/RSATfinalevaluation.pdf Shelf Number: 126017 Keywords: Cost-Benefit Analysis (Utah)Evaluative Studies (Utah)Residential Treatment Centers (Utah)Substance Abuse Treatment Programs (Utah) |
Author: Fowles, Richard Title: Utah Cost of Crime 2012: Introduction to an Economic Cost-Benefit Approach Summary: This paper describes the methodology used by researchers from the Department of Economics at the University of Utah, in conjunction with the Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice, to create Utah’s Cost-Benefit Model, including sources of data and descriptions of statistical methods used. Details: Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 2012. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 22, 2012 at http://www.justice.utah.gov/Documents/CCJJ/Cost%20of%20Crime/Utah%20Cost%20of%20Crime%202012%20-%20Methods%20Review%20Cost.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.justice.utah.gov/Documents/CCJJ/Cost%20of%20Crime/Utah%20Cost%20of%20Crime%202012%20-%20Methods%20Review%20Cost.pdf Shelf Number: 126107 Keywords: Cost-Benefit Analysis (Utah)Costs of Crime (Utah)Costs of Criminal Justice (Utah)Research Methods (Utah) |