Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed (Opts) Aftercare Program for Substance-Abusing Felons : Comprehensive Final Report

By Rossman, Shelli

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Title:	Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed (Opts) Aftercare Program for Substance-Abusing Felons : Comprehensive Final Report
Author:	Rossman, Shelli
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Language:	English
Subject:	Law., Law & economy, Litigation and arbitration
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Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the many people who contributed to this evaluation. In particular, we wish to acknowledge the contributions and assistance of the program directors and staff members of the OPTS demonstration programs in Kansas City, MO, St. Louis, MO, and Tampa, FL, whose efforts -- from service delivery through program-related data collection -- form the foundation without which this evaluation would not be possible. While it is impossible to name the many staff at OPTS programs who have helped in this research, we wish to acknowledge the special contributions made by Kay Doughty of DACCO in Tampa; Nancy McCarthy of Missouri Department of Corrections, St. Louis office; and Preston Washington of NCADD in Kansas City. We are grateful for the continuing support and guidance of the National Institute of Justice, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. We particularly wish to thank Mary Nakashian and CASA?s field staff for their support and insights.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ExecutiveSummary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 KeyFindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter I : Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Chapter 2: The Opportunity to Succeed Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 The Program Rationale: Community-Based Aftercare for Substance-Abusing Felons . 2- 1 Risk-Focused Intervention: Comprehensive Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Services Integration and the Role of Case Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Supervision and Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 8 , Cliupter 3: The Evaluation Design and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Participating Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Eligibility for the OPTS Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Time Served on Felony Convictions in a Federal or State Prison. or County Jail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Substance Abuse Involvement and Pre-Release Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Exclusion of Violent Offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Mandatory Probation/Parole Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Returning to Designated Neighborhoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Recruitment Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Baseline and Follow-Up Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Official Criminal Justice Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 OPTS MIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 Data Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 The OPTS Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20