Recidivism 12 months after TASC

Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) is a national program model that has been proposed as a strategy to address the needs of offenders with substance abuse problems who are under some form of community corrections supervision. Logistic regression analysis of a random subsection of 300 clients discharged from a Northwest Ohio TASC program during calendar year 2000 found that successful completion of TASC was significantly associated with a reduction in rearrest within 12 months following TASC discharge. This effect was seen even after controlling for other factors associated with criminal recidivism, such as age, sex, prior criminal history, and prior alcohol and drug use. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: Website: [c] 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.] KEYWORDS Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC), recidivism, adult drug treatment, community substance abuse treatment