Table 2.
# | % | # | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Current Profession | 175 | - | 43 | - |
Law Enforcement | 5 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.3 |
Jail Personnel | 9 | 4.9 | 2 | 4.7 |
Healthcare Professional* | 81 | 46.3 | 16 | 37.2 |
Community Corrections | 7 | 4.0 | 2 | 4.7 |
Probation | 6 | 3.4 | 4 | 9.3 |
Peer Recovery Support | 16 | 9.1 | 4 | 9.3 |
Other** | 51 | 29.1 | 14 | 32.6 |
Work in Jail (Any Capacity) | 166 | - | 41 | - |
Yes | 61 | 36.7 | 15 | 36.6 |
No | 105 | 63.3 | 26 | 63.4 |
Mean (SD) | # Obs | Mean (SD) | # Obs | |
Years of Practice | 12.4 (10.7) | 161 | 15.0 (13.4) | 39 |
Punishment Orientation*** | 1.88 (0.71) | 164 | 1.80 (0.62) | 42 |
Rehabilitation Orientation*** | 1.35 (0.46) | 165 | 1.23 (0.32) | 43 |
Objective Knowledge*** | 0.54 (0.17) | 153 | 0.54 (0.17) | 42 |
Additional Attitudes*** | ||||
Offenders have few strengths… | 1.96 (1.04) | 156 | 2.05 (1.10) | 42 |
Seriousness of offence should determine Tx | 2.55 (1.05) | 155 | 2.69 (1.09) | 42 |
Tx cannot address motivation for change | 1.91 (0.90) | 156 | 1.88 (0.80) | 42 |
Prison Tx should link to community Tx | 1.39 (0.73) | 156 | 1.21 (0.47) | 42 |
People who use / sell drugs should get same Tx | 2.29 (1.04) | 156 | 2.19 (1.02) | 42 |
Community counselors should know about Tx in prison | 1.44 (0.67) | 156 | 1.33 (0.48) | 42 |
Complete intensive prison Tx → no need for community Tx | 1.53 (0.77) | 156 | 1.52 (0.83) | 42 |
Important to have comprehensive individualized assessment for each offender | 1.33 (0.58) | 156 | 1.21 (0.42) | 42 |
Not Tx responsibility to motivate behavior change | 2.32 (0.95) | 155 | 2.24 (0.88) | 42 |
Impractical for Tx to provide tailored services | 1.88 (0.83) | 153 | 2.00 (0.87) | 41 |
Only motivated offenders can be helped | 2.71 (1.07) | 156 | 2.48 (1.07) | 42 |
All substance users should have same Tx | 1.71 (0.75) | 155 | 1.51 (0.55) | 41 |
E.g. Physician, nurse, community health worker, crisis counselor, social worker
E.g. Government, state agency, public defender
Note: [1: Most Optimal Response; 5: Least Optimal Response] for all variables except Years of Practice and Objective Knowledge