Ellen Wolfe|Joseph Guydish|Jenna Termondt
A Drug Court Outcome Evaluation Comparing Arrests in a Two Year Follow-Up Period
National Institute on Drug Abuse|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco
since first drug court miami 1989 drug court movement spread throughout united states influencing druginvolved offenders treated criminal justice system paper reports outcome evaluation drug court san mateo county california arrest rates compared drug court participants n618 nonparticipants n75 graduates n257 nongraduates n361 factors associated rearrest assessed participants groups twoyear followup period significant differences rearrest rates participant nonparticipant groups comparisons graduates nongraduates showed lower rearrest rates graduates 19 vs 53 2 1735 plt 001 model including participants nonparticipants prior history conviction predicted increased likelihood rearrest whereas female older decreased likelihood rearrest addition among drug court participants graduating decreased likelihood rearrest