Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (Cook County, IL)
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Drug abuse
Alcohol abuse
Effectiveness

No Effect

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No Effect

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Prisons or socio-educational residential centers
Outpatient - Justice and Sentence Enforcement Services
Country of application
United States
Description

This is an intervention for the treatment of women released from prison who use drugs and have committed non-violent offenses after their period of incarceration. The objective is to reduce recidivism and the use of alcohol and other drugs, promoting recovery.
The program provides regular relapse prevention reviews and early intervention to prevent reentry into the prison system, and implements motivational interviewing and HIV risk reduction intervention.
The intervention consists of six components:
1) Ongoing engagement;
2) Quarterly monitoring and treatment;
3) Removal of barriers to treatment adherence;
4) Improvement of treatment outcomes;
5) Training in self-care skills; and
6) Proactive problem-solving associated with substance use.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that program participants were 55% more likely to start substance use treatment, compared to 45% in the control group, which did not receive the intervention. However, no statistically significant effects were observed in terms of reducing recidivism, alcohol and other drug abuse, or the number of days in prison [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M. L. (2012). The first 90 days following release from jail: Findings from the Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (RMCWO) experiment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 125(1-2), 110-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.03.025

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