Table 2.
Study characteristics and settings (n = 24)
| Category | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Design | |
| Cross-sectional (i.e., single point), no comparison group | 10 (41.7%) |
| Random assignment, treatment and control group (i.e., experimental) | 9 (27.5%) |
| Pre-test/post-test, no comparison group (i.e., pre-experimental) | 5 (20.8%) |
| Results drawn from hybrid design | 6 (25.0%) |
| Data analysis | |
| Quantitative | 10 (41.7%) |
| Qualitative | 8 (33.3%) |
| Quantitative and qualitative | 6 (25.0%) |
| Sample | |
| Criminal justice staff and community-based partners | 8 (33.3%) |
| Administrative data | 6 (25.0%) |
| Criminal justice staff | 5 (20.8%) |
| Criminal justice staff and research partners | 2 (8.3%) |
| Criminal justice staff, clients, community-based partners | 2 (8.3%) |
| Community-based staff and clients | 1 (4.2%) |
| Study setting(s)1 | |
| Prison | 17 (70.8%) |
| Jail | 12 (50.0%) |
| Community corrections | 7 (29.2%) |
| Work release | 2 (8.3%) |
| Corrections setting not specified | 1 (4.2%) |
| Primary health focus | |
| Infectious disease | 9 (37.5%) |
| Substance use | 6 (25.0%) |
| Mental health | 5 (20.8%) |
| Co-occurring mental health and substance use | 2 (8.3%) |
| Other | 2 (8.3%) |
| Part of Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) | 11 (45.8%) |
1Numbers will not add to 24 because 12 studies included multiple settings