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Substance Abuse Treatment and Public Safety

This new policy brief from the Justice Policy Institute shows that community-based substance abuse treatment reduces crime rates and helps states reduce corrections costs.

The policy brief found that:

  • Increases in admissions to substance abuse treatment are associated with reductions in crime rates.
  • Increased admissions to drug treatment are associated with reduced incarceration rates.
  • Substance abuse treatment prior to contact with the justice system yields public safety benefits early on.
  • Substance abuse treatment helps individuals transition successfully from the criminal justice system to the community.
  • Substance abuse treatment is more cost-effective than prison or other punitive measures.

http://www.justicepolicy.org/content.php?hmID=1811&smID=1581&ssmID=70

Publication Year: 2008

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Justice Policy Institute
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite B-500
Washington, dc 20008
Phone: 202-737-7270
Website: http://www.justicepolicy.org/
Email: info@justicepolicy.org