This report presents the objectives related to addressing substance abuse problems of offenders by (1) establishing a network of justice, treatment, health, social services, and other providers and (2) identifying and providing treatment and support services for nonviolent, substance-abusing female offenders arrested in two of the five prosecutorial zones in Brooklyn, New York. The strategies adopted for attaining these objectives and a summary of progress toward them are also presented. Included are a description of the network model developed for the study and an overview of the work of the criminal justice agencies and treatment providers that deal with substance abusing offenders.
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