Study of Substance-Free Transitional Housing and Community Corrections in Washington County, Oregon

摘要

The Washington County (Oregon) Community Corrections Department (WCCC) received federal funding to provide offenders with substance-free transitional housing through the use of Oxford Houses and other substance-free transitional housing programs. The current study investigates self-sufficiency, community adjustment, substance use, and criminal recidivism outcomes for substance abusing offenders served through WCCC to document the value-added of providing substance-free transitional housing services. The study addresses the value added of Oxford House and other transitional housing services to the combination of services offenders receive, and documents the relative costs and benefits of substance-free transitional housing services. Individuals were eligible for the study if they entered Oxford Houses, entered some other form of substance-free transitional housing, or could benefit from, but did not enter, any form of substance-free transitional housing. A total of 356 supervisees were eligible for the study; 301 (85%) agreed to participate in baseline interviews, and 238 (80%) participated in 12-month follow-up interviews. The study included both interview data collection and administrative records data collection.