1. Moving from punitive measures to restorative

2. Crime and Punishment Does Not WorkOvercrowding and Recidivism Billions of wasted Tax Dollars Unmeasured Cost to Community Social Services Bottle-necked court systemDepartment of Justice Statistics on United StatesPrison Population 85% Of Incarcerated individuals are as an indirect or direct result ofsubstance abuseSocieties War on Drugs and Tough on Crime Results 1,274,600 State inmates at a 12-23 % rise per year Six Billion Dollars per year to house clothe and feed criminalswithout recompense. 3. Legislature has begun to take Notice California Prop 36Non violent Criminal Offenders to receive drug treatment in lieu of incarceration. ResultsHigh treatment failure can According to UCLA Offenders were treated in Actually saved thebe attributed to failure to research; only 34%Currently has been cutunlicensed communitytaxpayer 2.50 for every 1.00appear to enter treatment actually completed from the budget. treatment centersspent on treatment and being assessed at too treatment low a level of care 4. Complications that Contribute to increased Criminality and Substance AbuseBroken andPoor DysfunctionalChronicUntreatedEducationalEmploymentFamilies with noSubstance Abuse mental IllnessDeficits Histories as wellsocial supportUntreatedas Minimal skillsMany violent Offences Many individuals are committed whileStigma is attached to come from families the offender was under 20 % have beenhiring ex felonswith familial the influence or to Lower educational diagnosed with eitherincarceration.obtain money to buy levels are linked to axis I or axis II mental drugscriminality o disordersOffenders with longperiods of Negative role modelsSociety stillincarceration have in communities with stigmatizes Substance little technical skills tohigh crime rates and Abuse as a Moral Issueeven perform daily gang activity living skillsMany ex offenders are Have limited access to excluded from High incidence oftreatment as well asStudent Grants and/orEx-felons are excluded Domestic Violencepharmaco therapiesloans due to their from licensing andand Substance abuseSubstance abuse is Drug Historyvocational shows increase for chronic,opportunities high recidivism in families 5. What Can We Do ?Con-Joined Treatment BetweenWrap AroundEffective Evidence Community Based CommunityBased SubstancePrograms , LawIntegration ServicesAbuse BasedEnforcement and With Mental Health, Treatment in Long The Courts andHomeless HealthTerm Community Victims Restitution Care, VocationalPrograms Counseling , and Tax incentive Hiring 6. In Conclusion:ArrestConviction Release- limitedincarceration options Punitive measures 7. Or a New Approach Open communication and An integrated approach with Education with Law enforcementmandated long term treatment Incarceration based on assessing for needs, abilities and placement Transportation directly to community facility Arrest and Sentence andAssessTreat Integration throughCommunity education, Treatment withhousing, LegalemploymentRestrictions Priority access to graduates for and restitutions Evidencebased long term drug Vocational education, low cost and mental health treatment housing, on going education Liscenced facilities with open Employment cooperation offering communication and cooperation tax break incentive to businesses with Corrective enforcement and hiring ex-offenders courts Restitution for all ex offenders and modified citizen rights when paid and completed. 8. References American Psychiatric Association (2007) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder( Rev. Ed). Arlingtonm Va. Best, D. Homoyan, S., Lenton, H., Moverley, R., & Openshaw, M et al ( April, 2008). Treatment Retention in the Drug Intervention Programme: Do primary Drug Offenders fare better than Primary Offenders?Drugs: Education, prevention and Policy, 15(2) 201-208 Common Sense for Drug Policy (2000-2008) Drug War Fact Sheet retrieved from; Http:// Kirchwey, G. W (1999) Punishment versus Treatment of Offenders. The Swing of the Pendulum. National conference of Social Work Kemp, K., Savitz, B et al(2004) Developing Employment Services for Criminal Justice Clients Enrolled in Drug User Treatment Programs . Substance Use and Misuse issue 39. McKendrick, K., Sullivan, C, Banks, S., Sacks, S (2006) . Modified Therapuetic Community Treatment for Offenders with MICA Disorders: Antipersonality Disorder and Treatment Outcomes. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. Issue 44 133-139.