Adult Treatment Drug Courts (Multi-site)

This is a program developed by the drug court for the follow-up of adult offenders involved in drug-related crimes.
The program features the following components:
1) Providing participants with intensive treatment and other services to achieve and maintain sobriety, and to address any drug-related problems.
2) Requiring participants to undergo periodic drug testing.
3) Requiring frequent court appearances to review treatment progress and address any violations of program requirements.
3) Adhering to a graduated sanctions program, where responses to infractions committed by participants become increasingly harsher.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation found that program participants performed better on measures of drug abuse, criminal behavior, and incarceration than the control group. However, there were few significant differences between the groups in other outcomes, such as socioeconomic status, mental and physical health, family support, and housing [1]. The study evaluated 1,800 cases, in 23 drug courts in 8 states (Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Washington) [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Rossman, S. B., Rempel, M., Roman, J. K., Zweig, J. M., Lindquist, C. H., Green, M., Downey, P. M., Yahner, J., Bhati, A. S. & Farole Jr., D. J. (2011). The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation: The Impact of Drug Courts, Volume 4. Final Version. Washington, D.C. Urban Institute. https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/237112.pdf

Information source

Crime Solutions