RT Research Data
T1 Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE), 2003-2009
A1 Rossman, Shelli B.
A2 Lindquist, Christine H.
A2 Rempel, Michael
A2 Roman, John K.
A2 Zweig, Janine M.
LA English
PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 2012
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1840049189
AB The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE) study included 23 drug courts and 6 comparison sites selected from 8 states across the country. The purpose of the study was to: (1) Test whether drug courts reduce drug use, crime, and multiple other problems associated with drug abuse, in comparision with similar offenders not exposed to drug courts, (2) address how drug courts work and for whom by isolating key individual and program factors that make drug courts more or less effective in achieving their desired outcomes, (3) explain how offender attitudes and behaviors change when they are exposed to drug courts and how these changes help explain the effectiveness of drug court programs, and (4) examine whether drug courts generate cost savings. Offenders in all 29 sites were surveyed in 3 waves, at baseline, 6 months later, and 18 months after enrollment. The research comprises three major components: process evaluation, impact evaluation, and a cost-benefit analysis. The process evaluation describes how the 23 drug court sites vary in program eligibility, supervision, treatment, team collaboration, and other key policies and practices. The impact evaluation examines whether drug courts produce better outcomes than comparison sites and tests which court policies and offender attitudes might explain those effects. The cost-benefit analysis evaluates drug court costs and benefits.
K1 COST effectiveness
K1 court system
K1 Courts
K1 Crime Control
K1 crime control policies
K1 crime control programs
K1 Drug Abuse
K1 Drug Courts
K1 drug law enforcement
K1 drug law offenses
K1 Drug offenders
K1 drug related crimes
K1 outcome evaluation
K1 process evaluation
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.3886/ICPSR30983.v1