Citation

DeVall KE, Gregory PD, Hartmann DJ. Int. J. Offender Ther. Comp. Criminol. 2015; 61(1): 80-99.

Affiliation

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0306624X15590205

PMID

26063544

Abstract

A wealth of research has been amassed documenting the effectiveness of drug treatment courts in addressing the needs of substance-abusing individuals involved with the criminal justice system. However, there is a relative dearth of research that examines the long-term impact of these programs on recidivism rates for both drug treatment court graduates and those unsuccessfully discharged from the program. In this study, we examine which demographic and programmatic/legal factors influence program disposition and recidivism rates of participants (both graduates and those unsuccessfully discharged) across the 5 years following their discharge from a drug treatment court program located in a suburban city in the Midwest. The study sample consists of 249 (N = 249) male participants who have been out of the program for more than 5 years.

RESULTS from the univariate and multivariate analyses are provided, as well as policy implications, directions for future research, and study limitations.

Language: en