Titre : | Effectiveness of drug treatment courts: Evidence from a randomized trial (2003) |
Auteurs : | D. C. GOTTFREDSON ; S. S. NAJAKA ; B. KEARLEY |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Criminology and Public Policy (Vol.2, n°2, March 2003) |
Article en page(s) : | 171-193 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés JUSTICE ; RECIDIVE ; OBLIGATION DE SOINS ; TRAITEMENT ; EFFICACITE ; ETUDE RANDOMISEE ; CRIMINALITE ; ARRESTATION |
Résumé : |
Research Summary: Study randomly assigned 235 offenders to drug treatment court (DTC) or "treatment as usual." Analyses of official records collected over a two-year follow-up period show that DTC is reducing crime in a population of drug-addicted offenders. DTC subjects who participated in treatment were significantly less likely to recidivate than were both untreated drug court subjects and control subjects.
Policy Implications: Continued enthusiasm for DTCs is warranted. Both sanctions and treatment are important elements of the DTC model. However, DTCs will not necessarily result in cost reductions because DTC and control cases are incarcerated for approximately equal numbers of days. Implementation fidelity is important, and DTCs can be strengthened if they engage a higher percentage of their clients in drug treatment. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, The University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA |
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