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My husband may be getting this and I was just wondering if it is a good program? How does it compare to an outside facility and is it Christ centered at all?
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Treatment and Supervision
Washington State
Institute for Public Policy
A Presentation to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission
December 12, 2003
Polly Phipps, Ph.D.
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Bill Luchansky, Ph.D.
Looking Glass Analytics
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What Is DOSA?
* Provides a drug treatment alternative for felony offenders who receive a prison sentence.
* Under DOSA, time in confinement is reduced by half if offender completes treatment.
* Between 199599, only first-time felony drug offenders could receive DOSA.
* In 1999, E2SHB 1006:
o expanded DOSA eligibility to include all felony drug and property offenders, and
o made drug offenders ineligible for work ethic camp, a non-drug treatment sentencing option.
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Who Is Eligible for DOSA?
* Offenders with a sentence greater than one year (offenses committed after July 24, 1999).
* If drug offense, must involve only a small quantity (not defined in RCW) of a controlled substance.
* Offenders are not eligible if they have a:
o current or prior sex or violent offense,
o deadly weapon sentence enhancement, or
o deportation order.
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Current Study
* E2SHB 1006 directed WSIPP to evaluate DOSA.
* This presentation focuses on how DOSA has been implemented. Are DOSA offenders:
o receiving and completing treatment?
o held accountable for behavior that violates DOSA sentence conditions through sanctions and revocations?
* The final report, due December 2004, will focus on criminal recidivism and cost-effectiveness.
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Data Sources
* Sentencing Guidelines Commission sentencing data (FY 00 and 01)
* Department of Corrections (DOC) chemical dependency treatment data
o Included in DASA TARGET database
* DOC supervision violation data
* WSIPP criminal justice database
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DOSA Treatment Sample
All 20002001
DOSA sentences:
2,117 individuals
Not Yet Released
From Prison by 2002
225
Our Sample:
Admitted to and
Released From
Prison by 2002
1,883
No Prison Admission
9
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Group Characteristics*
11%
8%
Hispanic
Ethnicity
1%
1%
Other
3%
2%
Asian
4%
3%
Native American
21%
29%
Black
72%
65%
White
Race
8%
21%
Female
92%
79%
Male
Gender
35.8
32.7
Average Age
DOC
Prison Population
DOSA Offenders
*Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding; N=1,883. Doc prison population statistics for March, 2003.
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County Characteristics*
Supervision County
Sentencing County
34%
14%
29%
15%
All Other Counties
2%
3%
2%
4%
4%
7%
6%
17%
41%
DOSA Offenders
3%
3%
2%
8%
4%
6%
4%
16%
25%
DOC Prison Population
1%
2%
Lewis
3%
2%
Cowlitz
2%
3%
Benton
8%
3%
Snohomish
3%
4%
Thurston
9%
5%
Spokane
3%
7%
Kitsap
16%
17%
Pierce
24%
43%
King
DOC Population Contact Supervision
DOSA Offenders
County
*Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding. N=1,883 for DOSA sentencing county and N=16,492 for DOC resident inmates by sentencing county (March 2003); N=1,865 for DOSA supervision county with 18 unknown, and N=32,831 for DOC supervision county-offenders with contact required (2003).
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Criminal History and DOSA Offenses
* Criminal History (not including DOSA offenses)
o 3.5 prior felony convictions
o 3.7 prior misdemeanor convictions
* DOSA Offenses
o 65% were convicted of felony drug offenses.
o 26% were convicted of non-drug felony offenses.
o 9% were convicted of both drug and non-drug felony offenses.
N=1,883
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Sentence Length and Prison Stay
WSIPP 2003
Average Length of
Confinement DOSA Sentence
Average Prison Time Served
N=1,883
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Drug Use Characteristics, DOSA Offenders
WSIPP 2003
2% Other
Alcohol
Primary Drug Use
Stage of Addiction
N=1,767; 116 missing
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DOC DOSA Policy
* All DOSA offenders receive a chemical dependency assessment in prison.
* Chemically dependent offenders receive treatment per DOC policy.
o DOSA offenders receive priority for treatment.
o Addiction severity, custody level, risk classification, sentence length, and treatment capacity are factors in determining treatment modality and duration.
* Upon prison release, offenders must continue to participate in outpatient treatment programs a minimum of three months.
* Sentence revocation procedures are in place for DOSA offenders who:
o Fail to complete treatment continuum, violate court- or department-imposed release conditions, are convicted of a new felony, or are subject to an INS department order.
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DOSA Treatment Continuum
o Initial Treatment Modes
+ Intensive Outpatient
# A 5, 6, 9, or 12 week program providing up to 72 hours of treatment
# Available in confinement and community
+ Intensive Inpatient
# 30 days in length
# Discontinued in 2000
+ Long Term Residential
# 6 to 12 months
o Continuing Outpatient Treatment
+ Weekly sessions for a minimum of 3 months
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Did DOSA Offenders
Receive an Assessment?
No Assessment
WSIPP 2003
96%
Received Assessment
N=1,883
4%
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Did DOSA Offenders
Receive the Initial Treatment?
WSIPP 2003
56%
Intensive Outpatient
N=1,883
12%
No Treatment
88% Received Treatment
12%
Long Term Residential
20%
Intensive Inpatient
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Did DOSA Offenders Complete
the Initial Treatment?
WSIPP 2003
75% Completed Treatment
11%
Did Not
Complete
Still in
Treatment
N=1,883
12%
No
Treatment
46%
Intensive Outpatient
19%
Intensive Inpatient
10% Long Term Residential
2%
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Type of Initial Treatment
Received and Completed
WSIPP 2003
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Average Treatment Time Span for Initial Treatment Mode
* Treatment ended an average of four months prior to prison release.
WSIPP 2003
Intensive Inpatient
Intensive
Outpatient
Long-Term
Residential
N=1,653 receiving treatment
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Stage of Addiction by Initial Treatment Mode
WSIPP 2003
Intensive Outpatient
Intensive Inpatient
Long Term Residential
N=1,653 receiving treatment
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Did DOSA Offenders Receive Continuing Outpatient Treatment?
WSIPP 2003
25%
Confinement
34%
Community
N=1,883
15%
Confinement
& Community
37%
No Treatment
49% Received Treatment in the Community
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Did DOSA Offenders Complete Outpatient Treatment?
WSIPP 2003
11%
Still in
Treatment
N=1,883
20%
Community
29%
Did Not Complete
Confinement
37%
Did Not Receive Treatment
4%
20% Community Completions
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DOSA Community Supervision
* Stipulated Agreement Violations and Sanctions
o 28% of DOSA offenders had at least one stipulated agreement violation.
+ A DOC study currently underway has found that 17% of all offenders under DOC or OAA jurisdiction in FY01 had at least one stipulated agreement violation.
* Supervision Violations and Sanctions
o 50% of DOSA offenders had at least one supervision violation for which they were found guilty.
+ A DOC study currently underway has found that 32% of all offenders under DOC or OAA jurisdiction in FY 01 were found guilty of a violation.
* DOSA sentence revocations
o 19% of DOSA offenders had their sentences revoked.
+ 6% DOSA offenders had their sentenced revoked due to a new felony offense.
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DOSA Stipulated Agreement Violations
WSIPP 2003
35%
Failure to Pay/Report
49%
Alcohol/
Substance Use
10%
Treatment-related
5%
Unapproved
Movement
1% Escape
Offenders: 508 (28%)
Violations: 2,111
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Stipulated Agreement Violation Sanctions
WSIPP 2003
44%
Enhance
Supervision
27%
Outpatient
Treatment
16%
DOC Programming
10%
Other
Offenders: 508
Sanctions: 1,702
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DOSA Supervision Violations
WSIPP 2003
41%
Failure to Pay/Report
23%
Alcohol/
Substance
19%
Treatment-related
11%
Unapproved Movement
6%
Escape
Offenders: 943 (50%)
Violations: 4,818
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Sanctions for Violations
WSIPP 2003
20%
Confinement,
County Jail
23%
Confinement,
DOC Facility
15%
DOSA
Revocation
15% CD Evaluation/
Follow-up
7%
Day Reporting
4%
Increased
Reporting
5%
10%
Other
Intensive In- or Out-patient
Treatment
Offenders: 920 Sanctions: 2,463
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Comparing County Revocations and Violations
19%
50%
1,865
Total
11%
42%
38
Clark
18%
35%
34
Lewis
30%
64%
33
Whatcom
25%
64%
28
Yakima
116
40
45
50
77
81
108
136
311
768
Number of DOSA Offenders
48%
50%
33%
32%
55%
28%
45%
59%
50%
53%
Percent of Offenders With at Least One Violation
18%
All Other Counties
28%
Grays Harbor
18%
Benton
16%
Cowlitz
25%
Snohomish
11%
Thurston
14%
Kitsap
26%
Spokane
20%
Pierce
18%
King
Percent of Offenders With Revocation
Supervision County
Bolded numbers indicate statistically significant differences; 18 missing.
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DOSA Violations and Revocations by Community Outpatient Treatment Status
WSIPP 2003
Completed Treatment
Did Not Complete
Did Not Receive
N=1,883
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Summary
* Are DOSA offenders receiving and completing the initial treatment?
o 88 percent of all DOSA offenders receive the initial treatment.
o 75 percent of all DOSA offenders complete the initial treatment.
* Are DOSA offenders receiving and completing continuing outpatient treatment in the community?
o 49% of all DOSA offenders receive outpatient treatment in the community.
o 20% of all DOSA offenders complete outpatient treatment in the community.
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Summary (continued)
o Are DOSA offenders held accountable for behavior that violates DOSA requirements?
+ Approximately 50% of DOSA offenders received a supervision violation.
+ Nearly 60% of all supervision violation sanctions involve confinement time; 20% of all supervision violation sanctions are treatment-related.
+ Violations and revocations vary slightly across counties, with a few significant differences.
# King and Spokane have significantly higher violations, while Thurston and Cowlitz have significantly lower violations.
# Spokane has significantly higher revocations.
+ Offenders who complete community outpatient treatment have the lowest violation and revocation rates.
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Final DOSA Evaluation
* Did the new DOSA legislation change sentencing practices?
* Are drug treatment services effective?
* Does DOSA reduce criminal recidivism?
* Does DOSA save state resources?
In the final DOSA evaluation (due to the Legislature December 2004), a pre-post study design with a treatment and a comparison group will be used. The evaluation will address the following questions:
Hope this helps you understand more about it.
Love and prayers!
Rhea