Justice and Diversion

Programmes that redirect individuals with substance use disorders away from the traditional criminal justice system into community-based treatment and support services, reducing incarceration rates. e.g., drug courts, deflection schemes.

Thinking for a change 4.0.

Toolkit

1 January 2016

About the program: Thinking for a Change 4.0 (T4C) is an innovative cognitive behavioral change program crafted by experts Jack Bush, Ph.D., Barry Glick, Ph.D., and Juliana Taymans, Ph.D., in partnership with the National Institute of...

Engaging vulnerable populations in drug treatment court: Six month outcomes from a co-occurring disorder wraparound intervention.

Scientific article

1 June 2021

Abstract Objective Although drug treatment courts (DTCs) have demonstrated positive outcomes, participants with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (CODs) are a high-risk group that often struggle with treatment...

The MISSION-criminal justice treatment manual.

Toolkit

1 January 2014

In order to effectively implement MISSION and maintain program fidelity, model-specific treatment manuals and consumer workbooks have been created. Each treatment manual is a comprehensive how-to guide for case managers, peer support...

Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.

Scientific article

4 April 2017

ABSTRACT Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...

A randomized controlled trial of moral reconation therapy to reduce risk for criminal recidivism among justice-involved adults in mental health residential treatment.

Scientific article

1 May 2022

Abstract Objective: Moral reconation therapy (MRT) is a cognitive-behavioral intervention to reduce risk for criminal recidivism. Despite being implemented widely in correctional settings, there are no randomized controlled trials of MRT...

Effectiveness of psychological interventions in prison to reduce recidivism: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Scientific article

1 September 2021

Summary Background Repeat offending, also known as criminal recidivism, in people released from prison has remained high over many decades. To address this, psychological treatments have been increasingly used in criminal justice settings...

Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.

Scientific article

1 July 2017

Abstract Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...

Deflection and pre-arrest diversion: A newly emerging field in the United States.

Report

15 May 2019

Pre-Arrest Diversion Is the “Handle” on the Front Door of the US Justice System. Many people can be safely deflected in the community instead of entering the justice system.

A scoping review of community-based post-opioid overdose intervention programs: implications of program structure and outcomes.

Scientific article

1 January 2023

Abstract Background: An emergent intervention to address the opioid epidemic is the use of multidisciplinary outreach teams which connect an individual in the community to healthcare resources after the experience of an opioid overdose...

The crime, mental health, and economic impacts of prearrest diversion of people with mental health problems: A systematic review.

Scientific article

10 April 2019

Abstract Background Prearrest diversion strategies are being adopted across the Western world, enabling the police to identify and divert people suspected of having mental disorder towards health and community services rather than the...