The Impact of an Indiana (United States) Drug Court on Criminal Recidivism

This study evaluated a drug court located in a metropolitan area of Indiana (United States), focusing specifically on identifying variables that predicted recidivism among drug court participants and comparing criminal recidivism patterns among drug court and probation participants. Drug court parti...

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Published in:	Advances in social work Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 507 - 521
Main Authors:	Gallagher, John R., Ivory, Eric, Carlton, Jesse, Miller, Hon. Jane Woodward
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Indiana University School of Social Work 01-10-2014
Subjects:	Drug Abuse Drug court, logistic regression, criminal recidivism, substance use disorders, probation Indiana Metropolitan Areas Offenders Probation Recidivism Social Policy Sociodemographic Factors United States of America
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Summary:	This study evaluated a drug court located in a metropolitan area of Indiana (United States), focusing specifically on identifying variables that predicted recidivism among drug court participants and comparing criminal recidivism patterns among drug court and probation participants. Drug court participants were most likely to recidivate if they were younger, had a violation within the first 30 days of the program, had a previous criminal record, and were terminated unsuccessfully from the program. Furthermore, drug court participants were less likely to recidivate than probationers who had similar offense and demographic characteristics. Implications for drug court practice, policy advocacy, and future research are discussed.
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ISSN:	1527-8565 2331-4125
DOI:	10.18060/16845