U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 

www.samhsa.gov 

CSAT’s 

Knowledge Application Program 

KAP KEYS Based on TIP 30 

Continuity of Offender Treatment for 

Substance Use Disorders From Institution 

to Community 

KAP Keys
 For Clinicians
 

Based on TIP 30 

Continuity of Offender 

Treatment for Substance 

Use Disorders 

From 

Institution to 

Community 
KAP KEYS Based on TIP 30 

Continuity of Offender Treatment for Substance Use Disorders 

From Institution to Community 

Introduction 

These KAP Keys were developed to accompany the Treatment 

Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series published by the Center for 

Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and 

Mental Health Services Administration. These KAP Keys are 

based entirely on TIP 30 and are designed to meet the needs 

of the busy clinician for concise, easily accessed "how-to" information. 

For more information on the topics in these KAP Keys, readers 

are referred to TIP 30. 

Other Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) 

that are relevant to these KAP Keys: 

TIP 7, Screening and Assessment for Alcohol and Other Drug 

Abuse Among Adults in the Criminal Justice System (1994) 

BKD138 

TIP 12, Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With 

Intermediate Sanctions for Adults in the Criminal Justice 

System (1994) BKD144 

TIP 17, Planning for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment
 

for Adults in the Criminal Justice System (1995) BKD165
 

TIP 21, Combining Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment
 

With Diversion for Juveniles in the Justice System (1995)
 

BKD169 

TIP 23, Treatment Drug Courts: Integrating Substance Abuse 

Treatment With Legal Case Processing (1996) BKD205 

TIP 27, Comprehensive Case Management for Substance 

Abuse Treatment (1998) BKD251 

TIP 34, Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance 

Abuse (1999) BKD341 

TIP 35, Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Abuse 

Treatment (1999) BKD342 
Criminal Justice System Definitions 1 

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Disorders From Institution to Community 

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dictions organize their supervision systems in different ways. 

The following list of general definitions may help a reader who 

is not familiar with the criminal justice system. However, the 

definitions may vary slightly from place to place because juris

Probation is typically court-ordered supervision imposed in lieu 

of jail or prison. 

Parole is supervision imposed at the end of a jail or prison 

sentence, perhaps shortening the period of incarceration. As 

with probation, parole may be revoked, resulting in the individual being incarcerated. 

Postprison supervision is used to describe supervision following a completed period of incarceration. Some States have 

replaced their parole systems with postprison supervision. 

Community supervision is the general category that includes 

all the terms listed above. There are other forms of community 

supervision as well, such as courts that have their own supervision systems. In this TIP, community supervision is the most 

commonly used term. A community supervision agent, then, 

could be a parole officer. 
Indicators of Treatment Success 2 

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Disorders From Institution to Community 

• Reductions in substance use, extended periods of abstinence, substance-free days, crime-free days, reductions in 

the number of arrests 

• Restoration or establishment of ongoing and recovery-supporting social network 

• Substance-free and crime-free for at least a year 

• Consistent employment 

• Stable housing 

• Bank account with savings 

• Agreed-upon treatment goals met 

• Consistent participation in support groups 

• Correctional obligations (terms and conditions) met 

• Restitution (fines and fees) paid 
Commonly Used Sanctions 3 

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Disorders From Institution to Community 

• Increased number of urinalyses 

• BreathalyzerTM 

• More frequent contacts 

• More frequent appointments 

• Curfew 

• Extension of term or time 

• Community service 

• Increased AA and/or NA meetings 

• Withholding of privileges and personal freedoms 

• Day reporting 

• Electronic monitoring 

• Facility transfer 

• Increased intensity of treatment 

• Brief reincarceration 

• Additional reporting with additional charges or costs 

assessed 

• Return to incarceration, i.e., supervision violation 
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Continuity of Offender Treatment for Substance Use 

Disorders From Institution to Community 

Outcome Evaluation 4 

Outcome evaluation determines the effectiveness of a program 

when comparing the group receiving services to a control 

group receiving no treatment, an alternative program, or standard treatment. Outcome evaluation measures a program's 

ability to produce expected changes in the clients who are part 

of the program. Questions to be asked when conducting an 

outcome evaluation include 

• Do the transitional services reduce relapse and recidivism 

among offenders? 

• What are the relapse and recidivism rates of offenders? 

• Do the transitional services assist offenders in successfully 

reintegrating into the community? 

• Do the transitional services help offenders improve their 

housing, financial, and employment status? 

• Do the transitional services assist offenders in accessing 

other necessary services, such as primary medical and mental health services? 

• Are there differences in offender outcome by participation in 

different services/program components? 

• Based on client profiles, which clients received the most 

benefit from transitional services? 
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Disorders From Institution to Community 

Process Evaluation 5 

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pares with the program's stated goals and objectives. Process 

evaluation can be used to determine whether the people studied actually received program services and measures the 

intensity and duration of services provided. Questions to be 

asked when conducting a process evaluation include 

Process evaluation examines the implementation procedures 

and operations of a transitional services program as it com

• What services have been provided and by which agency? 

• How often were services provided? 

• Who received services? 

• Was the program implemented as designed? 

• What are the program's strengths and weaknesses? 

• Was the program changed, and if so, how and why? 

• What were the catalysts for the changes made? 

• How much did the program cost? 

• What were the barriers to implementation? 
Transition Plan Checklist 6 

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Disorders From Institution to Community 

The following checklist is for substance abuse treatment 

providers whose clients are offenders being released from 

incarceration. The list can serve as a reminder and/or record 

of when necessary steps were completed and who participated 

in treatment planning conference calls. 

Name: 

Admission Date: 

Release Date: 

Certificates: 

__ Attendance 

__ Justification Form 

__ Chart Copy 

__ Comprehensive Continuing Care Plan 

Releases: 

__ Family 

__ Medical 

__ DOC 

__ Continuing Care Provider 

__ Parole Officer 

__ Media 

__ Continuing Developing Recovery Plan 

__ Warning Sign Identification Card (When I experience 

this warning sign) 

__ Relapse Prevention Plan 

__ Post Test 

__ Criminal First Step 

__ Other 

__ 12-Step 

Teleconference Calls: 

__ Family 

__ Parole Officer 

__ Continuing Care Provider 

__ Employer 

__ Other 

Transfer Summaries: 

__ Assessment 

__ Treatment 

Discharge Summary: 

__ Transition 

__ CPMS Termination Form 

__ Chart Closure 
Ordering Information
 

TIP 30 

Continuity of Offender Treatment for 

Substance Use Disorders From Institution 

to Community 

Easy Ways to Obtain Free Copies 

of All TIP Products 

1. Call SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and 

Drug Information (NCADI) at 800-729-6686, 

TDD (hearing impaired) 800-487-4889. 

2. Visit CSAT’s Web site at www.csat.samhsa.gov 

Do not reproduce or distribute this publication for a fee without specific, written authorization from the Office of 

Communications, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 01-3595 

Printed 2001