Addressing Substance‐Related Offending

McMurran, Mary; Priestley, Philip

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“…Increases in cravings in response to treatment have been documented previously (Thomas & O'Rourke, 2002) along with the importance of addressing cravings and other potential warning signs (McMurran & Priestley, 2001).…”

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A Multi-Method Evaluation of a Substance Misuse Program in a Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Unit

Oddie

Davies

2009

Journal of Addictions Nursing

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Evidence suggests a complex relationship between substance misuse, mental health, and violence in forensic populations, however, the majority of existing research and interventions focus on these factors individually. This paper reports an evaluation of the first module of an integrated poly-substance misuse group delivered within a medium secure mental health hospital, which was designed to address these factors collectively. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to assess participant's subjective views of the program and to gather pre and post quantitative measurement of change. The concordance between self report and observer reports was explored. Recommendations for the development of the treatment and for further evaluation and research are discussed.

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A Multi-Method Evaluation of a Substance Misuse Program in a Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Unit

Oddie

Davies

2009

Journal of Addictions Nursing

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“…On the basis of this research, the prison service in England and Wales has introduced a range of programmes to address offending, including substance‐related offending. The Prisoners Addressing Substance Related Offending (P‐ASRO) programme (Walker, 2008, adapted from original work by McMurran and Priestley, 2003) is a widely delivered 20‐session cognitive behavioural intervention aimed at reducing the risk of crime by reducing and finally encouraging abstinence from substance use and dependence. It aims to achieve its objectives by exploring dynamic risk factors such as underlying beliefs and ineffective coping skills associated with substance use, as well as encouraging participants to change their perspective taking and thoughts in relation to static risk factors (e.g.…”

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“…McMurran (2007) states that where substance misuse treatment is concerned there are three issues that should be considered: the type of programme offered, intensity of treatment and specific needs of various sub‐groups of offenders. Programme selection and assessment guidance (McMurran and Priestley, 2003) indicates that P‐ASRO should be targeted at substance users with low‐medium dependency as measured by the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS; Gossop et al , 1995). However, as noted in the PWC report, not all prisoners have ready access to the specific intervention they require and may accept places on alternative interventions that are available in their current establishment, thus violating the core “What Works” principles.…”

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The effectiveness of Prisoners Addressing Substance Related Offending (P‐ASRO) programme: evaluating the pre and post treatment psychometric outcomes in an adult male Category C prison

Crane

Blud

2012

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/ authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -Offending behaviour interventions that adhere to the now well-known principles of ''What Works'' can be effective in reducing recidivism. The field is dominated by a programmed approach, in which facilitators adhere to a manual designed to target specific criminogenic needs and risks in different groups of offenders. This study aims to explore the short-term impact of the Prisoners Addressing Substance Related Offending (P-ASRO) programme, a cognitive-behavioural intervention addressing offending related to substance misuse and targeting those with low-medium dependency. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of P-ASRO in key areas targeted by the programme. Design/methodology/approach -A non-experimental fixed design examined differences between the pre-and post-intervention measures of prisoners (n ¼ 81) who had completed the P-ASRO programme between April 2006 and March 2007.Findings -The majority of offenders in the sample fell into the high-dependency need group. Nevertheless, there were significant differences between all of the pre-and post-measures, with large effect sizes reported. Prisoners were found to be less impulsive, to have increased their problem-solving ability, to have developed a greater internal locus of control and were more motivated toward taking action.Research limitations/implications -Caution needs to be taken in relation to the conclusions that can be drawn due to the nature of the data used (anonymised archival data) which do not allow for the control of certain key variables.Originality/value -The findings add to the research on prison interventions and lend some support to the suitability of this intervention for offenders with substance use problems, regardless of severity of substance dependency. Singleton et al. (2005) reviewed a sample of prisoners who provided mandatory drug tests and reported that around 25 per cent of prisoners were using drugs whilst in custody, with the presence of cannabis as the predominant drug. Given that cannabis remains detectable for around 28 days whilst for heroin it is three days (Drugscope, 2004), this finding does not

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Addressing Substance‐Related Offending

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A Multi-Method Evaluation of a Substance Misuse Program in a Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Unit

A Multi-Method Evaluation of a Substance Misuse Program in a Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Unit

The effectiveness of Prisoners Addressing Substance Related Offending (P‐ASRO) programme: evaluating the pre and post treatment psychometric outcomes in an adult male Category C prison

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