Executive Summary: Prevention Tier 1
Prevention (Tier 1) is a 40-hour psycho-educational program which addresses denial and is
designed to motivate participants towards more intensive programming and recovery, if
appropriate. The program is didactic in nature and designed to be delivered in a classroom
setting.
Profiles of Prevention (Tier 1) Program Facilities
| Lowell CI – Boot Camp |
Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) |
15 |
| Total |
15 |
| * Program provided through a community-based vendor at no expense to the Department of Corrections |
Workload
Table 1A: Tier 1 Program Enrollment Data, by Fiscal Year
- During the ten-year period of this report, 11,515 different inmates were enrolled in
Prevention (Tier 1).
- In comparing program enrollments beginning in FY 2000-01, program enrollments show a significant decrease from previous levels. This decrease reflected the department’s shift in emphasis that began in FY 1999-00 from providing prevention services to providing more intensive substance abuse services.
Table 1B: FY 2005-06 Prevention (Tier 1) Program Enrollment Data, by Facility
- In FY 2005-06, 10 different inmates participated in Prevention (Tier 1) programming.
Outcomes
Table 1C: Prevention (Tier 1) Program Outcomes by Fiscal Year by Inmate
- For the ten-year period covered, the total success rate was 88.7%.
- Annual program success rates ranged lower (86.8% to 88.4%) from FY 1996-97 to FY 1998-
99 when more inmates were enrolled. Annual program success rates ranged higher (93.9% to
100.0%) from FY 1999-00 to FY 2005-06 when fewer inmates were enrolled.
Table 1D: FY 2005-06 Prevention (Tier 1) Exit Data (Event-Based*), by Facility
- The overall success rate for FY 2005-06 was 100.0%.