Program Profile: Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP)

This program is the first prosecution-led, residential drug treatment diversion program designed to divert people convicted of nonviolent felony drug offenses to community-based residential treatment.

Evidence Rating: Promising | More than one study

Date:

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 18+

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic

Geography: Urban

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting, Courts, Inpatient/Outpatient

Program Type: Alcohol and Drug Therapy/Treatment, Alternatives to Incarceration, Diversion, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Residential Treatment Center, Therapeutic Communities, Vocational/Job Training

Targeted Population: Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Offenders, High Risk Offenders

Current Program Status: Active

Program Director:
Charles Hynes
District Attorney, Kings County
Office of the Kings County District Attorney's Office

350 Jay Street
New York, NY 11201
United States

Phone: 718.250.2202
Email

Program Director:
Anne J. Swern
First Assistant District Attorney, Kings County
Office of Kings County District Attorney’s Office

350 Jay Street
New York, NY 11201
United States

Phone: 718.250.3939
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Researcher:
Hung-En Sung
Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York

899 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
United States

Phone: 212.237.8412
Website
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Researcher:
Steven Belenko
Professor
Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University

1115 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
United States

Phone: 215.204.2211
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