Historique
Périodique
Employment, employment-related problems, and drug use at drug court entry
(Emploi, problèmes liés à l'emploi et consommation de drogue lors d'une entrée dans un centre de traitement sous main de justice)
Auteur(s) :
LEUKEFELD, C. ;
McDONALD, H. S. ;
STATON, M. ;
MATEYOKE-SCRIVNER A.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
2559-2579
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
49
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus mots-clés
OBLIGATION DE SOINS
;
OBSERVANCE DU TRAITEMENT
;
EMPLOI
;
CONSOMMATION
;
JUSTICE
;
MODELE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2004, 39, (13-14), 2559-2579
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The literature indicates that employment may be an important factor for retaining substance misusing clients in treatment. Given the link between employment problems and treatment retention for Drug Court clients, the current project builds upon the existing services provided by Drug Courts in order to develop and implement an innovative model that focuses on obtaining, maintaining, and upgrading employment for Drug Court participants. The purpose of this article is to (1) describe the employment intervention used in Kentucky Drug Courts, which is grounded in established job readiness and life skill training approaches; and (2) profile those participants who were employed full-time prior to Drug Court and those who were not. Findings suggest that those employed full-time were more likely to have higher incomes and more earned income from legitimate job sources, although there were no differences in the types of employment (major jobs included food service and construction). In addition, study findings suggest that full-time employment was not protective since there were few differences in drug use and criminal activity by employment status. Employment interventions need to be examined to determine their utility for enhancing employment and keeping drug users in treatment. This article focuses on the initial 400 participants, who began entering the study in March, 2000. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, 643 Maxwelton Court, Lexington, KY 40506-0350. E-mail : cleukef@uky.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.