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5 results foundAuthor: Carey, Shannon M. Title: Oregon Drug Court Cost Study: Statewide Costs and Promising Practices: Final Report Summary: The statewide cost study of Oregon’s adult drug courts was accomplished in a collaboration between NPC Research, the Criminal Justice Commission and the Department of Corrections. The purposes of this statewide evaluation were to answer two critical drug court policy questions: a. Are adult drug courts cost-beneficial? b. What are best practices for Oregon’s drug courts? To determine whether Oregon’s drug court programs were cost beneficial, it was necessary to gather information on program costs and recidivism-related costs. To calculate recidivism-related costs a recidivism study was performed with a comparison group, to determine the relative benefits of drug court compared to traditional court processes. Finally, to determine what practices were best practices for Oregon’s drug courts, a process analysis was performed on the drug courts included in this study. Recidivism in this study was defined as any new arrest (not conviction) that occurs after the date of drug court entry. The recidivism study used a quasi-experimental design with a cohort of all drug court participants who entered the programs during a specified time period and a matched comparison sample of individuals who were arrested for similar, drug court-eligible charges who did not participate in a drug court program. A comparison group was identified from all offenders with drug court-eligible charges from the same time period who did not participate in drug court programs. The drug court participants and comparison individuals were matched by county on age, gender, ethnicity, prior drug charges, prior property charges and prior person or violence charges. The full comparison group selection process is described in the methods section. Both groups were examined through existing administrative databases for a period at least 3 years from the date of drug court entry. For comparison group members, an equivalent "entry date" was calculated by creating an average of the number of days from arrest to drug court entry for participants and adding that mean number of days to the arrest date for comparison group members. The evaluation team utilized the state data sources to determine whether there was a difference in re-arrests, number of days in jail, on probation, on parole and in prison between the drug court and comparison group. The cost approach utilized by NPC Research in the DC-CSET is called Transactional and Institu-tional Cost Analysis (TICA). The TICA approach views an individual’s interaction with publicly funded agencies as a set of transactions (also called events in this document) in which the individual utilizes resources contributed from multiple agencies. Transactions are those points within a system where resources are consumed and/or change hands. In the case of drug courts, when a drug court participant appears in court or has a drug test, resources such as judge time, defense attorney time, court facilities, and urine cups are used. Court appearances and drug tests are transactions. In addition, the TICA approach recognizes that these transactions take place within multiple organizations and institutions that work together to create the program of interest. These organizations and institutions contribute to the cost of each transaction that occurs for program participants. TICA is an intuitively appropriate approach to conducting costs assessment in an environment such as a drug court, which involves complex interactions among multiple taxpayer-funded organizations. For the process analysis, a Web-based survey of each of the adult drug courts that participated in the study assessed a variety of characteristics of drug courts that have been assessed in prior evaluations by NPC. The advantage of a Web-based survey is that it allowed NPC to efficiently collect data on a number of important drug court program elements in all of the drug court sites, rather than using a sampling strategy. Thus, all Oregon adult drug courts that were in existence at the time of the survey are represented in the data, and the statistical power for analysis is maximized. The online tool was developed based on in-depth qualitative data collected in prior research in more than 75 adult drug courts. The information on practices used by each drug court program was examined in relation to program outcomes including graduation rate, recidivism and costs, to determine which practices were significantly related to more positive outcomes. Details: Portland, OR: NPC Research, 2011. 105p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 6, 2011 at: http://www.oregon.gov/CJC/docs/ORDC_BJA_Cost_and_Best_Practices_Final_Report_Rerelease_March_2011.pdf?ga=t Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.oregon.gov/CJC/docs/ORDC_BJA_Cost_and_Best_Practices_Final_Report_Rerelease_March_2011.pdf?ga=t Shelf Number: 121984 Keywords: Cost-Benefit AnalysisDrug Courts (Oregon)Recidivism |
Author: Carey, Shannon M. Title: Marion County Adult Drug Court Outcome Evaluation Final Report Summary: Marion County, Oregon has a population of approximately 280,000. It is rich in ethnic diversity, including a large Hispanic/Latino population, a growing Russian-American community, and is near the Grande Ronde Indian tribe. The Office of National Drug Control Policy identified Marion County as a “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” (HIDTA) as the county has links to major Interstate and Highway routes that contribute to the drug trafficking trade from Mexico and Central America. The Community Corrections Division of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports that 64% of the offenders currently under their supervision have been convicted of alcohol and/or drug related offenses. Further, a study by Portland State University indicated that 80% of all corrections inmates had substance abuse addictions that directly contributed to their current offense. With these statistics in mind, Marion County began planning a drug court. The County was awarded a program planning grant in July of 1999. In April of 2000, Marion County began a pilot of their Adult Drug Court. Arrangements were made to collect client data in a drug court database, the Oregon Drug Court Case Management System (ODCMS), which is used in several counties in Oregon. In September of 2001, Marion County received a drug court implementation grant from the Drug Court Program Office (DCPO) at the National Institute of Justice and transitioned from their pilot phase into full drug court operations. This grant provided funds for evaluation and NPC Research was hired to perform a process and outcome study of the Marion County Adult Drug Court (MCADC). This report contains the MCADC outcome evaluation performed by NPC Research. The Drug Court participant outcomes were compared to outcomes for a matched group of offenders who were eligible for Drug Court during a time period one year prior to the MCADC program implementation. The first section of this report is a brief summary of the MCADC program process (An executive summary of the process evaluation can be found in Appendix A). Following the process summary is a description of the methods used to perform the outcome evaluation, including sample selection, data collection, and analysis. The next section provides the results of the outcome analyses and an interpretation of these results. A summary of the results with overall conclusions can be found at the end of this report. Details: Portland, OR: NPC Research, 2005. 28p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 20, 2012 at http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/Marion%20Outcome%20Evaluation%20Final%20Report%20-%20January%202005.pdf Year: 2005 Country: United States URL: http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/Marion%20Outcome%20Evaluation%20Final%20Report%20-%20January%202005.pdf Shelf Number: 123699 Keywords: Drug Courts (Oregon)Drug OffendersProblem-Solving CourtsRepeat Offenders |
Author: Finigan, Michael W. Title: Impact of a Mature Drug Court Over 10 Years of Operation: Recidivism and Costs (Final Report) Summary: This study examined the impact of a single drug court on the total population of drug court-eligible offenders over a 10-year period in Portland, Oregon. This drug court, the Multnomah County Drug Court in Portland, Oregon, is the second oldest in the United States. The Program was originally designed to be a pre-plea offer to individuals arrested on drug charges. The program began accepting probationers and parolees (as well as pre-plea clients) in 1995 and became a completely post-plea program in 2000. This study covers the period from program start in 1991 through 2001. The entire population of offenders, identified as eligible for drug court by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office over a 10-year period, from 1991 to 2001, was identified and tracked through a variety of administrative data systems. Approximately 11,000 cases were identified; 6,500 participated in the Drug Court program during that period and 4,600 had their case processed outside the drug court model. Because the program changed from pre-plea to post-plea over time, the population of drug court participants used in these analyses contains a mix of both pre- and post-conviction offenders. Data on intermediate and long-term outcomes were gathered on each offender, with a particular emphasis on criminal recidivism (re-arrest) as a primary outcomes measure. The outcome data were drawn in late 2005 and early 2006, allowing a minimum of 5 years of follow-up on all cohorts and more than 10 years on many cohorts. Data on costs were gathered using a modified Transactional Cost Analysis Approach to allow us to conduct a cost-benefit analysis. Costs were calculated in terms of investment costs (transactions associated with the drug court-eligible case), outcome costs (transactions that occurred after participants entered the program, not associated with the drug court-eligible case) and total costs per participant. The analysis of the data focused on both the overall impact of the drug court on the target population over time, variations over time on that impact, and external and internal conditions that influenced these outcomes. A cost analysis was conducted to assess the overall investment of taxpayer money in the court compared to its benefits. Results included significantly reduced recidivism for drug court participants up to 14 years after drug court entry compared to eligible offenders that did not participate. Drug court judges that worked longer with the drug court had better participant outcomes. Judges that rotated through the drug court twice had better participant outcomes the second time than the first. Investment costs in the drug court program were $1,392 less than the investment costs of business-as-usual. Savings (benefits) due to reduced recidivism for drug court participants totaled more than $79 million over the 10-year period. Details: Portland, OR: NPC Research, 2007. 104p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 20, 2012 at http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/10yr_STOP_Court_Analysis_Final_Report.pdf Year: 2007 Country: United States URL: http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/10yr_STOP_Court_Analysis_Final_Report.pdf Shelf Number: 123701 Keywords: Cost-Benefit AnalysisDrug Courts (Oregon)Drug OffendersProblem-Solving CourtsRecidivism |
Author: Rhyne, Charlene Title: Clean Court Outcome Study Summary: In July 2001, Multnomah County Department of Community Justice was awarded a Targeted Capacity Expansion grant. SAMHSA and the Multnomah County Board of County Commissioners provided support for this post-adjudication drug court named Clean Court. The main thrust of this model was to improve offender referral to and completion of alcohol and drug treatment. The outcome study produced at grant end explores the impact of this endeavor on offender criminal, drug taking, stability and treatment outcomes. The outcome study utilized a quasi-experimental design with 130 research participants enrolled in Clean Court and 130 comparison group offenders who would have been eligible for Clean Court had it been in place in 2001. The research sample data included baseline and 12 month follow-up interviews that asked about social, stability, drug taking, criminal and health issues. Both groups had treatment and arrest data included in the analyses. Details: Portland, OR: Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, 2004. 36p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed on January 20, 2012 at http://web.multco.us/sites/default/files/dcj/documents/clean_court_outcome_summary.pdf Year: 2004 Country: United States URL: http://web.multco.us/sites/default/files/dcj/documents/clean_court_outcome_summary.pdf Shelf Number: 123707 Keywords: Alcohol TreatmentDrug Courts (Oregon)Drug TreatmentDrug Treatment ProgramsRecidivism |
Author: Waller, Mark S. Title: Benton County Adult Drug Treatment Court: Process, Outcome, and Cost Evaluation: Final Report Summary: Drug courts are designed to guide offenders identified as drug-addicted into treatment that will reduce drug dependence and improve the quality of life for the offenders and their families. Benefits to society include substantial reductions in crime, resulting in reduced costs to taxpayers and increased public safety. In late 2009, the Benton County Adult Drug Treatment Court (BCADTC) received a program grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. This grant included funds for evaluation. NPC Research was contracted to perform a process, outcome and cost evaluation. The process study included an examination of BCADTC practices in relation to the 10 Key Components of drug court (NADCP, 1997) and recommendations for enhancements to the program to meet research based best practices results. The outcome evaluation included a criminal justice recidivism study comparing outcomes for drug treatment court participants to a matched group of offenders who were eligible for the program but did not participate. Outcomes were examined for up to five years after drug treatment court entry. The cost evaluation was a cost-benefit analysis that calculated the cost of the program and the costs of participant and comparison group criminal justice related outcomes including rearrests, court cases, time on probation, in jail and in prison. Details: Portland, OR: NPC Research, 2011. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 7, 2012 at: http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/Benton_County_Adult_Drug_Treatment_Court_Final_Report_1211.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.npcresearch.com/Files/Benton_County_Adult_Drug_Treatment_Court_Final_Report_1211.pdf Shelf Number: 125493 Keywords: Cost-Benefit AnalysisDrug Courts (Oregon)Drug OffendersDrug Treatment ProgramsProblem-Solving Courts |