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，一般，酒后驾驶（DWI），药物和混合药物。戒毒法庭是处理有潜在毒瘾的罪犯所犯罪行的一项有前途的创新。随着其他法律领域（破产、家庭、精神健康）的趋势，各州越来越多地设立了专门法院审理与药物滥用有关的刑事案件。这些法院将联合收割机的标准威慑与努力治疗吸毒成瘾的罪犯相结合。拟议的研究旨在评估这些专门法院对犯罪、教育和健康的代际影响。本研究有两个目的。目标1审查北卡罗来纳州毒品和酒精法庭对以下可能性的影响：（l）重复被定罪的药物滥用相关犯罪（累犯）（Subaim 1.1）;（2）被判犯有家庭暴力相关犯罪（Subaim 1.2）;和（3）被判犯有其他人身和财产犯罪（Subaim 1.3）。目标2衡量成人参与DTC对物质使用者子女的影响。从理论上讲，DTC通过减轻影响青年家庭环境的问题来改善青年的成果。目标2有三个部分。Subaim 2.1考察了对这些儿童在寄养家庭中度过的时间的影响。关键的假设是，DTC减少寄养的数量和持续时间。Subaim 2.2评估了这些法院是否改善了这些儿童的教育成果（例如，提高考试成绩，留级，减少缺勤）。Subaim 2.3研究了DTC对药物滥用者的子女在青少年或年轻人时犯罪的可能性的影响。研究背景是北卡罗来纳州，截至2010年有38个治疗法庭。DTC的数量从1995年的1个增加到2000年的10个。在此分析中使用的二级数据库是北卡罗来纳州的数据库，包括公立学校，少年司法，社会服务和毒品和非毒品相关犯罪的定罪的数据。!!

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. !!