The Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 (CJ-DATS 2)

Funding: National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Partners: Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), Adult Probation Services Division and Juvenile Justice Services Division; Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC); Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC); and several community providers.
Program description: The Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 (CJ-DATS 2) is a five-year collaborative research project involving nine research centers from across the country. The purpose of the project is to develop organizational or systems-wide changes relating to substance abuse treatment interventions for those involved with the criminal justice system. While the process is intended to involve the successful implementation of evidence-based treatment interventions, the focus of study is less centered around client-level outcomes of an intervention, and more around the process by which an intervention is successfully implemented. The ultimate goal of the project is to determine how to improve the implementation of evidence-based programs to address public health and public safety matters that arise within substance-abusing criminal justice-involved populations.
CABHP's Role: The Arizona Network for the Study of Implementation Effectiveness is led by Co-Principal Investigators CABHP Director Michael S. Shafer and Maricopa County Probation Chief Barbara Broderick. Arizona State University faculty working on this project include Drs. Cassia Spohn and David Duffee. The Arizona branch and the other research centers will examine the implementation of substance abuse treatment programs in criminal justice settings. The research will center around three primary protocols: psychosocial or pharmacological interventions, screening and assessment, and an HIV continuum of care. CABHP staff will serve in a variety of capacities on these protocols including providing training in evidence-based treatment interventions, evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data pertaining to organizational networks, and the analysis of the effectiveness of various implementation strategies.
Project Leaders: Michael Shafer (Co-Principal Investigator); Barbara Broderick (Co-Principal Investigator)
Related Links:
National Institute on Drug Abuse – http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAhome.html>
CJDATS 1 – http://www.cjdats.org/ka/index.cfm>
Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts – http://www.supreme.state.az.us/nav2/aoc.htm>