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Results for recidivism (pennsylvania)
1 results foundAuthor: Mahaffy, Kimberly A. Title: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas Adult Drug Court: Outcome Evaluation January 4, 2005 - June 30, 2006 Summary: After the first year of operation, the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas (LCCCP) Adult Drug Court enrolled fifty-six participants. Of the 56, two participants were discharged unsuccessfully and no one had graduated. For a more complete look at the program’s outcomes, this report covers the Adult Drug Court’s first 18 months of operation. This study examines outcomes for Drug Court participants within the LCCCP Adult Drug Court program. In other words, data post graduation or discharge have not been collected. Future LCCCP Adult Drug Court evaluations will track these groups and compare their outcomes with a matched sample from Adult Probation and Parole Services. To determine whether the Adult Drug Court is more effective than the traditional probation/parole system, a larger Drug Court sample will be necessary. With the current samples, I found that Drug Court participants were less likely to commit a new crime, more likely to receive drug treatment, and spent less time in jail compared with probationer/parolees. However, Drug Court participants relapsed and committed crimes in a shorter period of time than members of the probation sample. Drug Court participants were also more likely to test positive for drug use and less likely to be employed. It should be noted; however, that Drug Court participants are supervised and drug tested more intensively than the probation/parole sample. The greater frequency of testing increases the Drug Court participants’ chance of testing positive. Further, phase one Drug Court participants are discouraged from working until they establish themselves in treatment and are active in recovery. I was unable to study fines, costs, and restitution payments because of the data were incomplete. Details: Lancaster County, PA: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, 2006. 16p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 22, 2012 at http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/courts/lib/courts/LCCCP_Drug_court_outcome_eval0506.pdf Year: 2006 Country: United States URL: http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/courts/lib/courts/LCCCP_Drug_court_outcome_eval0506.pdf Shelf Number: 126090 Keywords: Drug Courts (Pennsylvania)Evaluative StudiesEx-Offenders, Employment (Pennsylvania)Recidivism (Pennsylvania) |