Transitional Case Management

This is a reintegration program with case management for ex-prisoners transitioning to the community. The goal is to increase adherence to substance use treatment, increase access to care services, and reduce recidivism, drug abuse, and HIV infection among parolees.
The program has a model based on exploiting participants’ strengths, which includes the following components:
1) Focus on skills rather than deficits and pathologies;
2) Creating linkages, holding the participant accountable for future planning and goal-setting;
3) Using formal and informal community resources to assist with community reentry;
4) Representation through the case manager to move forward in certain areas; and
5) The belief that every individual is capable of learning, evolving, and transforming with specialized assistance.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation concluded that, over the nine-month follow-up period, the program had no statistically significant effect on the number of nights spent in residential treatment for substance use, drug or alcohol abuse, recidivism and arrests, or sexual risk behaviors [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Prendergast, M., Frisman, L., Sacks, J. Y., Staton-Tindall, M., Greenwell, L., Lin, H.‑J. & Cartier, J. (2011). A multi-site, randomized study of strengths-based case management with substance-abusing parolees. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7(3), 225–253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-011-9123-y

Information source

Crime Solutions