NCJ Number
196698
Editor(s)
James J. Hennessy Ph.D.,
Nathaniel J. Pallone Ph.D.
Date Published
2001
Length
143 pages
Annotation
This textbook provides a composite of research evaluations involving race, gender, and family issues and their impact on the drug court field.
Abstract
In this textbook, cutting-edge evaluative studies on drug treatment courts involving race, gender, and family issues are reviewed. The five studies which include: (1) the results of a pilot program evaluation focusing on children of Drug Court clients; (2) an examination of a drug court that offered culturally specific programming as a strategy to enhance retention in the treatment of female and African-American male substance abuse offenders; (3) the assessment of whether greater duration of involvement in a drug court program affected criminal justice outcomes; (4) the development and evaluation of an enhanced Drug Court employment intervention with the goals of improving drug treatment retention and reducing recidivism; and (5) an analysis of the Brooklyn Treatment Court that looked at the retention for at least 90-days of treatment and for completing four consecutive months of drug-free and sanction-less participation represent the variety of study designs and foci that are being used to assess the need for drug courts, treatment issues that may affect outcomes, real-world employment issues that affect participation, and factors that predict treatment engagement. These studies demonstrate that the effects of drug treatment courts come about from a complex interaction among treatment providers, the defense bar, prosecutors, the court, and the defendant-client. Findings in this textbook indicate that the power and effectiveness of drug courts arise from the careful planning and training that are essential elements in the drug court movement. References