TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Linking noncompliant behaviors and programmatic responses the use of graduated sanctions in a felony-level drug court
JO  - Journal of drug issues
A1  - Guastaferro, Wendy P.
A1  - Daigle, Leah E.
SP  - 396
EP  - 419
VL  - 42
IS  - 4
N2  - Drug courts are charged with positively influencing the behavior of a difficult-to-treat population. Sanctions represent a drug court's efforts to instill accountability in participants, an important component of behavior modification. This research examined the application of sanctions within a drug court's proactive supervision model and sanctions matrix. An exploratory analysis of individual-level factors (including risk level, treatment characteristics, and punishment history) that increase the likelihood of receiving a sanction was conducted. Factors related to receiving any type of sanction and a drug sanction, and whether receiving a sanction was related to program retention were examined. Most participants (71%) received a sanction. On average, each participant received 4 sanctions and 259 sanctions were given over a 2-year period. The majority of people (77%) continued to be actively enrolled after receiving a sanction. Practice and policy implications regarding the use of sanctions within the context of offender change are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-0426
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022042612461773
ID  - ref1
ER  -