Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 225-238, April 2007

The National Criminal Justice Treatment Practices survey: Multilevel survey methods and procedures

  • Faye S. Taxman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Ste 501, 923 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220, USA. Tel.: +1 804 828 8012; fax: +1 804 827 1843.
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  • Douglas W. Young, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Governmental Service and Research, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20740, USA
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  • Brian Wiersema, A.B.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20740, USA
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  • Anne Rhodes, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23220, USA
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  • Suzanne Mitchell, M.F.A.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Governmental Service and Research, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20740, USA

Received 26 September 2006; received in revised form 24 December 2006; accepted 8 January 2007. published online 12 March 2007.

Abstract 

The National Criminal Justice Treatment Practices (NCJTP) survey provides a comprehensive inquiry into the nature of programs and services provided to adult and juvenile offenders involved in the justice system in the United States. The multilevel survey design covers topics such as the mission and goals of correctional and treatment programs; organizational climate and culture for providing services; organizational capacity and needs; opinions of administrators and staff regarding rehabilitation, punishment, and services provided to offenders; treatment policies and procedures; and working relationships between correctional and other agencies. The methodology generates national estimates of the availability of programs and services for offenders. This article details the methodology and sampling frame for the NCJTP survey, response rates, and survey procedures. Prevalence estimates of juvenile and adult offenders under correctional control are provided with externally validated comparisons to illustrate the veracity of the methodology. Limitations of the survey methods are also discussed.

Keywords: Rehabilitation, Methodology, National estimates, Drug treatment programs for juvenile and adult offenders

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 The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse or of other participants in Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies.

PII: S0740-5472(07)00016-5

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2007.01.002

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 225-238, April 2007

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