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A wealth of research has been amassed documenting the effectiveness of drug treatment courts in addressing the needs of substance-abusing individuals involved with the criminal justice system. However, there is a relative dearth of research that examines the long-term impact of these programs on recidivism rates for both drug treatment court graduates and those unsuccessfully discharged from the program. In this study, we examine which demographic and programmatic/legal factors influence program disposition and recidivism rates of participants (both graduates and those unsuccessfully discharged) across the 5 years following their discharge from a drug treatment court program located in a suburban city in the Midwest. The study sample consists of 249 (N = 249) male participants who have been out of the program for more than 5 years. Results from the univariate and multivariate analyses are provided, as well as policy implications, directions for future research, and study limitations., (© The Author(s) 2015.)

The United States has witnessed enormous criminal justice system growth in the past 60 years. In response to calls for reform, several jurisdictions have implemented programs that provide intensive supervision for high risk offenders, swiftly responding to violations with sanctions. This quasi experimental study is the first comprehensive analysis of Michigan's Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation Program (SSSPP), an alternative-to-incarceration program. The findings indicate that SSSPP participants had lower recidivism rates compared with individuals sentenced to probation-as-usual. Policy implications and suggestions for future research are offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses information on prison-based substance abuse intervention among recidivists. Re-emergence of therapeutic community; Significance of Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986; Guiding principle of Project Reform.

Examines variables related to court decision making and recidivism over a two-year follow-up in a group of first-time referrals to a juvenile court. Previous research on the variables related to official decision making; Methodology of the research; Results of the study; Discussion and conclusions.