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Associations among state and local organizational contexts: Use of evidence-based practices in the criminal justice system

Journal

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Volume 103, Issue -, Pages S23-S32

Publisher

ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.12.006

Keywords

State executive agencies; Substance abuse; Criminal justice; Evidence-based practice

Funding

  1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Public Health Service
  3. National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH/NIDA)

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This Study used hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to examine the extent to which the organizational characteristics of state corrections agencies and local criminal justice facilities interacted in their associations with the extent to which local facilities are using evidence-based Substance abuse treatment practices (EBPs). The study used data collected from two nationally representative surveys - one of state executives and the other of local prison wardens, justice administrators, and treatment directors - which were conducted as part of the National Criminal Justice Treatment Practices survey [NCJTP: Taxman, F.S., Young, D., Wiersenna, B., Mitchell, S., Rhodes, A.G., 2007. The National CriminaI Justice Treatment Practices Survey: Multi-level Survey methods and procedures. J. Subst. Abuse Treat. 32, 225-238], and includes both adult criminal and juvenile justice samples. Results indicated that several state organizational characteristics were either associated with more EBP use or interacted with local organizational characteristics in associations with EBP use, including: (I) systems integration at the state level was associated with greater EBP use; (2) state staffing adequacy and stability accentuated the association between local training and resources for new programs and EBP use (i.e., in states with better staffing, the relationship between training/resources and EBP use in local facilities was stronger): and (3) state executives' attitudes regarding the missions and goals of corrections tended to diminish the extent to which corresponding local adminstrator attitudes were associated with EBP use. The Study has implications for future research focused on EBP diffusion and implementation in correctional environments, particularly attempts to influence EBP use by working through state agencies. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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