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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Intellectual Abilities and Motivation Toward Substance Abuse Treatment in Drug-Involved Offenders: A Pilot Study in the Belgian Criminal Justice System

Stijn Vandevelde

Department of Orthopedagogics (Special Education), Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Eric Broekaert

Department of Orthopedagogics (Special Education), Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Gilberte Schuyten

Department of Data-Analysis, Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Geert Van Hove

Department of Orthopedagogics (Special Education), Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

A sample of Belgian drug-involved inmates (N = 116) completed the European Addiction Severity Index, the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM), and the Circumstances, Motivation, and Readiness Scales. The pilot results demonstrate that nearly 50% of the participating drug-involved offenders display low intellectual abilities (SPM score definitely below average). Legal difficulties, drug abuse, and psychological problems are identified as the most severe problem areas for the total group. The participants display low to moderately low scores regarding motivation, readiness, and external reasons to stay in or leave treatment. No to very limited correlations between motivational attributes and other variables such as the length of the prison sentence and the number of violent crimes are found. Participants with high intellectual abilities are less motivated to enter substance abuse treatment compared to their counterparts with average and low intellectual abilities. Implications for treatment are discussed.

Key Words: readiness for treatment • substance abuse • criminal offenders • intellectual abilities

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 49, No. 3, 277-297 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04270779
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