TASC goes by multiple acronyms including Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime, and  Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities. 

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The program was formed by the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and helps those with substance abuse issues get treatment rather than imprisonment during pre- or post-sentencing. TASC can include referrals to graduate equivalency degree (GED); vocational rehab; and mental and physical health treatment. It is customizable to jurisdictions, and local populations. In the United States there are more than 300 TASC programs.

Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities (TASC)

Clark, C. B., McCullumsmith, C. B., Redmond, N., Hardy, S., Waesche, M. C., Osula, G., & Cropsey, K. L. (2013). Factors associated with rapid failure in a Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) program. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 45(4), 376–380. https://doi-org.proxy.wichita.edu/10.1016/j.jsat.2013.05.007

Factors associated with rapid failure in a Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC) program

-	Lower socioeconomic status
-	Less stable home
-	Person, property, and court offenses 
-	Cocaine and Opioid Dependence

Factors Related to Negative TASC Outcomes

- Substance abuse
- Sedative hypnotic dependence

Factors Related to Positive TASC Outcomes

 The four functions include identifying who qualifies for TASC treatment, creating a treatment plan for them, giving referrals to treatment, and providing ongoing case management. It includes two-way communication between law enforcement and the treatment center. 

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