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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 37, No. 4, 351-358 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X9303700408

Different Substance Abusing Offenders Require a Unique Program

Wagdy Loza

Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario K7L 4V7, CANADA

This study aimed at determining if alcohol, drug, or combined alcohol and drug abusing offenders differed in their characteristics from each other and from other non-substance abusing offenders, with the eventual goal of suggesting treatment strategies for these offenders. Offenders were classified into four groups: alcohol abusers, drug abusers, combined alcohol and drug abusers, and non-alcohol/non-drug abusers. Measurements used were the Level of Supervision Inventory (LSI) (Andrews, 1983) and Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) (Hare, 1985a, 1985b). Results supported previous findings regarding the prevalence of substance abuse problems among incarcerated offenders. The combined alcohol/drug abusing offenders had the highest scores among the groups on all items and total score of the LSI; the majority of items, total score, Factors I and 2 of the PCL-R. They were followed by drug abusers, alcoholics, the non-alcohol/non-drug abusing offenders. Implications for treatment programming for substance-abusing offenders are discussed.


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