Predictors of Completing Deferred Prosecution Program among Methamphetamine Offenders

完成甲基安非他命緩起訴治療團體的預測因子

王育琛(Yu-Chen Wang) ； 曾冬勝(Dong-Sheng Tzeng) ； 李添浚(Tien-Chun Li) ； 李秉信(Pin-Hsin Lee) ； 梁志頌(Chih-Sung Liang)

《台灣精神醫學》 31卷4期 (2017/12) Pp. 318-326

摘要

Objective: In this study, we examined the factors that predicted the completion of group therapy among methamphetamine offenders who agreed to participate in a deferred prosecution program. Methods: We recruited 252 methamphetamine offenders. Comparisons were made between individuals who completed the deferred prosecution program and those who did not. Results: Only 141 (56%) offenders completed the group therapy. In multivariate logistic regression of the study data, we found that patients' marital status (p ＜ 0.01), route of administration (p ＜ 0.05), self-disclosure (p ＜ 0.001), absent drug-defined offenses (p ＜ 0.05), and negative initial urine drug screen (p ＜ 0.01) significantly predicted the completion of the group therapy. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.789. Conclusion: Marital status, negative on initial urine drug screening, self-disclosure, routes of administration, and drug-defined offenses were strong predictors for completion of the deferred prosecution program. The staff of the criminal justice system and the clinicians can consider the identified factors when choosing candidates for deferred prosecution programs.

關鍵字

deferred prosecution program ； group therapy ； methamphetamine ； substance

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