CJ-DATS PHASE II

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IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH In 2008, CJ-DATS began to focus on the problems of implementing research-based practices drug treatment practices. This research concerns the organizational and systems processes involved in implementing valid, evidence-based practices to reduce drug use and drug-related recidivism for individuals in the criminal justice system. The transfer of scientific knowledge into clinical practice is often slow. Adopting new evidence-based practices often requires substantial commitment from an organization, including evaluating the evidence supporting the new practice, determining what organizational changes are needed to adopt the new practice, hiring and training staff, and allocating time and resources to successfully implement the new clinical practice. Approaches to successfully implement and sustain research-based treatment services and practices (sometimes referred to as Type 2 Translational Research) have received little rigorous study in the context of drug abuse treatment for offenders with substance use disorders. 12 CJ-DATS Research Centers are conducting implementation research in three primary domains: Research to improve the implementation of evidence-based assessment processes for offenders with drug problems Implementing effective treatment for drug-involved offenders Implementing evidence-based interventions to improve an HIV continuum-of-care for offenders