Factors associated with probation officers' use of criminal justice coercion to mandate alcohol treatment
Factors associated with probation officers' use of criminal justice coercion to mandate alcohol treatment
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DOI：
10.1081/ada-120023463
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Greenfield, TK
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作者：
Polcin, DL;Greenfield, TK
在县刑事司法缓刑系统中，酗酒问题在个人中很普遍。然而，目前尚不清楚为什么只有一小部分问题饮酒者接受了治疗。在本研究中，研究者向加州9个县的145名缓刑官员邮寄了自我管理的问卷，以确定预测缓刑官员使用强迫强制酒精治疗的因素。问卷测量了缓刑官的特征，他们的案件负荷特征，以及对他们部门的看法。主成分分析将一些项目组合成六个基于因素的量表。多元回归分析确定了在治疗中使用胁迫的两个重要预测因素：相信治疗是有效的，相信自己在系里的同伴经常使用胁迫。增加有酗酒问题的缓刑犯接受治疗的影响包括教育缓刑官员关于药物滥用治疗的一般有效性，特别是关于强迫治疗。鼓励缓刑部门发展管理风格，促进在缓刑人员中评估和管理酒精问题的共同规范信念。
Alcohol problems are widespread among individuals in county criminal justice probation systems. However, it is unclear why only a small fraction of these problem drinkers receive treatment. In this Study, self-administered questionnaires were mailed to 145 probation officers in nine California counties to identify factors that predicted probation officers' use of coercion to mandate alcohol treatment. The questionnaire measured characteristics of probation officers, characteristics of their caseloads, and perceptions about their departments. Principle components analysis combined some of the items into six factor-based scales. Multiple regression analyses identified two significant predictors of use of coercion into treatment: a belief that treatment was effective and a belief that one's peers in the department were using coercion frequently. Implications for increasing treatment entry of probationers with drinking problems include educating probation officers about the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment in general and about coerced treatment in particular. Probation departments are encouraged to develop management styles that facilitate shared normative beliefs about assessing and managing alcohol problems among probationers.