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Drug Control: Treatment Alternatives Program for Drug Offenders Needs Stronger Emphasis

GGD-93-61 Published: Feb 11, 1993. Publicly Released: Feb 11, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) program, focusing on: (1) whether TASC has program elements that can be attributed to successful drug abuse control; (2) program results; and (3) any barriers that may limit program potential.

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Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Office of National Drug Control Policy Consistent with the ONDCP recommendation to expand TASC and its overall responsibility to coordinate the implementation of the federal drug strategy, the Director, ONDCP, should take several actions to more strongly emphasize TASC. Specifically, the Director, in concert with relevant federal and state officials, should: (1) identify additional cities that may benefit from TASC programs; and (2) reach agreement on how TASC should be funded.
Closed – Implemented
In a June 17, 1995 response to the recommendation, ONDCP stated that it would continue to support both the establishment of TASC and the evaluation of its effectiveness. ONDCP stated that several of its 1994 Drug Control Strategy objectives, including an evaluation of the TASC program, as well as strengthening the linkages between prevention, treatment and the criminal justice community, are particularly responsive to the recommendation that ONDCP more strongly emphasize TASC.

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Block grantsCriminalsDrug testingSubstance abuse treatmentFederal fundsstate relationsOffender rehabilitationRehabilitation counselingRehabilitation programslocal relationsSubstance abuseDrug courts