Long term effects of drug court participation: evidence from a 15-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
Long term effects of drug court participation: evidence from a 15-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
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DOI：
10.1007/s11292-019-09382-1
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发表时间：
2019-11-23
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3
通讯作者：
Gottfredson, Denise
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作者：
Kearley, Brook;Gottfredson, Denise
目的：本研究比较了随机分配到巴尔的摩市药物治疗法庭（BCDTC）或传统裁决的个人15年的累犯和监禁结果。此外，本研究还考察了法院转让的调节作用。方法采用随机对照试验。参与者包括235名有大量犯罪和物质使用障碍历史的涉毒罪犯，他们在巴尔的摩市的地区和巡回法院进行了裁决。主要措施包括逮捕人数;定罪;人员，财产，毒品和违反缓刑（VOP）的指控;和监禁天数。包括暴露时间的测量，以说明在社区中免费花费的时间。负二项回归和增长曲线模型检验了15年随访期间每个因变量的组间差异。其他模型评估是否或不发起法院缓和治疗效果。结果在15年的随访期间，参与BCDTC导致逮捕，指控和定罪显着减少，包括几个特定的犯罪差异。始发法院缓和的参与定罪的影响，这样的治疗参与者在巡回毒品法庭有显着更好的结果比那些在地区毒品法庭相对于他们的控制。参加商业、技术和发展理事会对被判刑的监禁总天数没有重大影响。结论结果表明，毒品法庭有可能对有重大犯罪历史记录和慢性药物使用历史的个人的刑事犯罪产生持续、长期的影响。
Objectives This study compares 15-year recidivism and incarceration outcomes for individuals randomly assigned to Baltimore City's Drug Treatment Court (BCDTC) or traditional adjudication. Additionally, the study examines the moderating effect of court of assignment. Methods This study is based on a randomized controlled trial. Participants include 235 drug-involved offenders with substantial criminal and substance use disorder histories who were adjudicated within Baltimore City's District and Circuit Courts. Key measures include number of arrests; convictions; person, property, drug, and violation of probation (VOP) charges; and days of incarceration. A measure of exposure time is included to account for time spent free in the community. Negative binomial regression and growth curve models test for group differences on each dependent variable over the 15-year follow-up. Additional models assess whether or not originating court moderates the treatment effect. Results Participation in BCDTC resulted in significantly fewer arrests, charges, and convictions across the 15-year follow-up period, including several crime-specific differences. Originating court moderated the effect of participation for convictions, such that treatment participants in the Circuit drug court had significantly better outcomes than those in the District drug court relative to their controls. Participation in BCDTC did not have a significant effect on total days of sentenced incarceration. Conclusions Results suggest that drug courts have the potential to lead to sustained, long term effects on criminal offending for individuals with significant criminal history records and chronic substance use histories.