Criminal Justice
The criminal justice system can be viewed as a continuum of process points and sanctions, from arrest through parole, which form a unified system. At each point in this system there are many substance abusers whose criminality is clearly linked to their addiction. Thus, each point along the continuum offers an opportunity for effective intervention with substance-abusing offenders.
TASC serves as a link between the criminal justice system and community-based treatment and rehabilitative services, providing comprehensive clinical services to nonviolent substance-abusing offenders by working collaboratively with the criminal justice system and community-based substance abuse treatment providers.
Criminal justice professionals (e.g. judges, public defenders and probation officers) refer potential clients to TASC. If clients meet TASC's strict eligibility criteria, TASC conducts an in-depth assessment of their criminal justice history, treatment history, the nature and extent of addiction, readiness for treatment and likelihood of treatment success.
TASC uses a standardized system of case management which allows us to work with thousands of individuals each year while still giving each client the personal attention they need. TASC case managers develop individualized service plans which include linkages to the appropriate level of care in community-based substance abuse treatment programs, in addition to medical/mental health services, vocational/educational programs and other needed social services.
TASC helps men and women examine the factors that may have led to their substance abuse and develops care plans that help them become healthy and self-sufficient, no longer dependent on public systems. TASC provides ongoing support to the client as well as regular reports on client progress to the court.
