Michael S. Gordon Research Scientist Degree: D.P.A., Public Administration, University of Baltimore Phone: 410-837-3977 ext. 251 Fax: 410-752-4218 Email: mgordon@frisrc.org

Research Interests

Dr. Gordon’s research is focused on drug abuse treatment for criminal justice populations, including opioid maintenance treatment for prisoners with heroin addiction histories.  Dr. Gordon is Co-Investigator on two NIDA-funded studies, Methadone Maintenance for Prisoners and Buprenorphine for Prisoners.  He is also a Co-Investigator on a study examining the feasibility of using injectable naltrexone with probationers and parolees funded by the Dana Foundation.  In addition, his research interests include juvenile justice issues, correctional administration, and justice-system policy.  Dr. Gordon is a member of the American Society of Criminology and a 2006 recipient of the NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program.  

Selected Publications

Gordon, M.S., Kinlock, T.W., Schwartz, R.P., & O’Grady, K.E. (in press). A Randomized Clinical Trial of Methadone Maintenance for Prisoners: Findings at 6-Months Post-Release. Addiction.

Kinlock, T.W., Gordon, M.S., Schwartz, R.P., & O’Grady, E. (2008). A Study of Methadone Maintenance for Male Prisoners: Three-Month Post-Release Outcomes. Criminal justice and Behavior, 35 (1), 34-47.

Kinlock, T.W., Gordon, M.S., Schwartz, R.P., O’Grady, K., Fitzgerald, T., & Wilson, M. (2007). Examining the Effectiveness of Opioid Agonist Programs for Prisoners at One Month Following Release from Incarceration. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 91 (2-3), 220-227.

Garcia, C. A,, Correa, G.C., Hernandez Viver, A.D., Kinlock, T.W., Gordon, M.S., Avila, C.A., Reyes, C. I., & Schwartz, R.P. (2007). Feasibility of Initiating Treatment with Buprenorphine-Naloxone in a State Prison for Opiate Dependent Inmates Nearing Release. American Journal on Addictions, 1 (3),126-132.

Gordon, M. S. (2007) The Examination of Correctional Officers’ Organizational Commitment. Journal of Professional Issues in Criminal Justice, 2 (2), 191-206.

Gordon, M. S. (2006). Correctional officer control ideology: Implications for understanding a system. Criminal Justice Studies, 19 (3), 225-239.

Kinlock, T. W., & Gordon, M. S. (2006). Substance abuse treatment: New research. In L. A. Bennett (ed. ), New Topics in Substance Abuse Treatment. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Kinlock, T. W., Schwartz, R. P., and Gordon, M. S. (2005). The significance of interagency collaboration in developing opioid agonist programs for prisoners. Corrections Compendium, 30 (3), 6-9, 28-30.

Battjes, R. J., Gordon, M. S., O’Grady, K. E., & Kinlock, T. W. (2004). Predicting retention of adolescents in substance abuse treatment. Addictive Behavior, 29, 1021-1027.

Battjes, R. J., Gordon, M. S., O'Grady, K. E., Kinlock, T. W., Katz, E. C., & Sears, E. A. (2004). Evaluation of a group-based substance abuse treatment program for adolescents. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 27(2), 123-134.

Gordon, M. S., Kinlock, T. W., & Battjes, R. J. (2004). Correlates of early substance use and crime among adolescents entering outpatient substance abuse treatment. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 30 (1), 21-38.

Kinlock, T. W., Gordon, M. S., & Battjes, R. J. (2004). A Descriptive examination of the pre treatment illegal activities of a nationwide sample of adolescent substance abuse clients. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 36, 1-21.

Kinlock, T. W., Battjes, R. J., and Gordon, M. S. (2004). Factors associated with criminal severity among adolescents entering substance abuse treatment. Journal of Drug Issues,34, 293-318.

Battjes, R. J., Gordon, M. S., O’Grady, K. E., Kinlock, T. W., & Carswell, M.A. (2003). Factors that predict adolescent motivation for substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 24 (3), 221-232.

Jengeleski, J. L., & Gordon, M. S. (2003) The Kintock Group, Inc. -Employment Resource Center: A two-year post-release evaluation study. Journal of Correctional Education, 54 (1), 27-30.

Kinlock, T., & Gordon, M. S. (2002) Differential case management. In D. Levinson (ed. ), Encyclopedia of crime and punishment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Jengeleski, J. L., & Gordon, M. S. (1999). The Kintock Group, Inc. -Employment Resource Center: An assessment of post release outcomes. The Journal of Correctional Education, 50 (1), 22-26.

Heckert, W. J., Jengeleski, J. L. & Gordon, M. S. (1998). Measuring correctional employees' ideology. Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole & Correction Journal, 58 (2), 21-26.