A Decade of Drug Treatment Court Research

Susan Turner, Douglas Longshore, Suzanne Wenzel, Elizabeth Deschenes, Peter Greenwood, Terry Fain, Adele Harrell, Andrew Morral, Faye Taxman, Martin Iguchi, Judith Greene, Duane C. McBride

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Abstract

As drug treatment courts have multiplied over the past decade, so too have research evaluations conducted on their implementation and effectiveness. This article explores the decade of drug treatment court research conducted at RAND, starting with the experimental field evaluation of Maricopa's drug testing and treatment options to the most current 14-site national evaluation of courts funded in 1995-96 by the Drug Court Program Office. The article presents summaries of findings, a brief description of a drug treatment court typology, and suggestion of where future research might focus.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1489-1527
JournalSubstance Use and Misuse
Volume37
Issue number12-13
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Collaborative linkages
  • Compliance
  • Drug treatment court
  • Evaluability
  • Management information systems
  • Noncompliance
  • Restorative justice
  • Therapeutic jurisprudence

Disciplines

  • Substance Abuse and Addiction

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