Effects of drug treatment courts on outcomes of adults and their children

描述（由申请人提供）：这项为期3年的研究评估了4种类型的法院，普通，酒后驾驶（DWI），毒品和混合毒品。药物治疗法庭（DTC）代表了处理潜在成瘾罪犯犯罪的一种有前途的创新。随着其他法律领域（破产、家庭、精神健康）的趋势，各州越来越多地为与药物滥用有关的刑事案件设立了专门法庭。这些法院将标准威慑与治疗罪犯潜在成瘾的努力结合起来。拟议的研究旨在评估这些专门法庭对犯罪、教育和健康的代际影响。这项研究有两个目的。目标1审查北卡罗来纳州毒品和酒精法庭对(1)重犯已被定罪的与药物滥用有关的犯罪（累犯）的可能性的影响（分项目标1.1）；（二）犯有与家庭暴力有关的罪行（第1.2款）的；（三）犯其他人身、财产罪的（第1.3款）。目的2测量成人参与戒毒对药物使用者子女的影响。从理论上讲，dtc可以通过减轻影响青少年家庭环境的问题来改善青少年的结果。目标2有三个部分。第2.1项研究了对这些儿童在寄养中度过的时间的影响。关键的假设是，dtc减少了寄养的次数和持续时间。Subaim 2.2评估这些法院是否会改善这些儿童的教育成果（例如，提高考试成绩、留级、减少缺勤）。第2.3项研究了药物滥用者的子女在青少年或青年时期犯罪的可能性所受的直接药物滥用的影响。研究地点在北卡罗来纳州，截至2010年有38个治疗法庭。dtc的数量从1995年的1个和2000年的10个有所增加。在这个分析中使用的二级数据库是北卡罗来纳州的数据库，包括来自公立学校、少年司法、社会服务以及毒品和非毒品相关犯罪的定罪数据。!！

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This 3-year study evaluates 4 types of courts, general, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drug and hybrid drug. Drug treatment courts (DTC) represent a promising innovation for dealing with crimes committed by offenders with underlying addiction. Following trends in other areas of the law (bankruptcy, family, mental health), states increasingly have implemented specialized courts for substance abuse related criminal cases. These courts combine standard deterrence with efforts to treat offenders underlying addictions. The proposed study seeks to evaluate the intergenerational impact of these specialty courts on crime, education and health. This study has 2 aims. Aim 1 examines effects of drug and alcohol courts in NC on the probability of (l) repeating substance abuse related crimes for which the person was convicted (recidivism) (Subaim 1.1); (2) being convicted of domestic violence related crimes (Subaim 1.2); and (3) being convicted of other crimes to person and to property (Subaim 1.3). Aim 2 measures the effects of adult participation in the DTC on the substance users' children. DTCs are theorized to improve youth outcomes by alleviating problems that affect youth's home environment. Aim 2 has 3 parts. Subaim 2.1 examines effects on time such children spend in foster care. The key hypothesis is that DTCs reduce the number and duration of spells in foster care. Subaim 2.2 assesses whether these courts lead to improved educational outcomes among such children (e.g., improved test scores, retention in grade, lower absences). Subaim 2.3 examines the effect of DTCs on the probability that the children of substance abusers commit crimes as juveniles or young adults. The study setting is North Carolina and as of 2010 had 38 treatment courts. The number of DTCs is up from 1 in 1995 and 10 in 2000. Secondary databases to be used in this analysis are NC state databases, including data from public schools, juvenile justice, social services, and convictions of both drug and non-drug related crimes. !!