Substance Abusing Inmates (eBook)

Lior Gideon is full time faculty at the department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration. He was born in Israel, and served in the IDF for 3 years in active duty and for another 13 years in the reserve. He holds a bachelors degree in Sociology with concentration on organizational studies and mass communication, Masters in Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice Administration, from Haifa University, in Israel, and Ph.D. in Criminology from the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. Prior to joining John Jay, Dr. Gideon has completed two years post-doctoral fellowship with the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) at the University of Maryland. During his fellowship he was the head analyst on a National Institute of Health founded grant that examined the outcomes of a seamless system intervention in a multi site study. He wrote his dissertation on drug treatment programs inside prison and social support networks outside the prison. While working on his Ph.D. he managed to establish good working relations with figures in the Israeli Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority, The Israeli Prison System, and also gained a very reach field experience in tracking and interviewing offenders, and released inmates. Dr. Gideon has over eleven years of teaching experience in undergraduate and graduate programs, both in Israel and in the U.S., and more then ten years of research experience (both as a principle investigator and as an analyst), and was involved in five different large scale studies among them a prison based treatment program evaluation, detoxification and rehabilitation of ex-prisoners, and violence against medical staff in non psychiatric hospitals in Israel.In his most recent research Dr. Gideon served as a project manager for an evaluation project on LSI-R and Proactive Community Supervision. Dr. Gideon also served as the head of statistics and research unit in the Israeli Court Administration research department, and he holds a good solid methodological knowledge. Dr. Gideon has received an award from NIDA, NIMH and NIAAA or his dedication to the field of methodology and services research.

Acknowledgments 10
Contents 6
List of Figures 8
List of Tables 9
Preface 13
Reintegration and Migration 13
1 Theoretical Framework 16
Social Background 18
Lifestyle Exposure and Routine Activity 21
Differential Association Theory 23
Social Bonding and Social Control 25
Social Support Networks 27
Discussion and Summary 30
2 Getting Substance Abusers to Talk 32
The Interview 34
Participants Sampling 34
Interview Process 13
3 There Is No Place Like Home---Family Rolein the Rehabilitation and Reintegration Process 40
Family Criminal Activity and Drug Relapse 41
The Causes of Criminality and Addiction 43
Family Support and Assistance 44
Spousal Role in Rehabilitation: The Need for Mutual Treatment 44
Lack of Trust 46
Discussion and Summary 47
4 Sense of DirectionThe Need for Supervision 51
Control and Supervision 52
Continuum of Treatment and Outside Supervision After Release 55
Community SupervisionIncentive or a Leash? 57
Discussion and Summary 60
5 What Do I Need to Succeed? Perception of Motivation and Its Role in the Reintegration Process 63
Motivation for Change and Self-Efficacy 64
Perceived Self-Efficacy 66
The Contemplation Stage: Sincere Motivation 66
Gaining Employment as an Indication of Motivation 68
Making It On My Own 68
Discussion and Summary 69
6 Working My Way OutThe Challenge of Finding a Job 73
Financial Problems 73
The Importance of Employment in the Rehabilitation Process 75
What Have I Got to Offer? 78
Trust Issues 80
Discussion and Summary 82
7 Mentoring Others 84
Been There Done That 84
Preaching the Practice (Passing the Torch) 86
Giving and Receiving 88
CommitmentBeing a Role Model 89
Discussion and Summary 90
8 Dealing with Social Institutions 93
From the Belly of the Beast to the Belly of Bureaucracy 93
Absorption Agents and Social SupportCan Someone Show Me the Way? 97
Discussion and Summary 100
9 What Does Migration Have to Do with Rehabilitation, Reentry, and Reintegration? 102
Impact on Communities 102
Same Story, Different Players 109
Information and Discharge Planning 109
Systematic Exclusion from Certain Jobs 112
Stress and Anxiety 114
The Struggle to Survive 118
Discussion and Summary 120
10 ConclusionReintegration and Continuum of Care 126
Theoretical Synthesis 132
Final Note 140
Limitations and Disclaimers 141
References 144
Author Index 163
Subject Index 168