George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2023 Sep;67(12):1211-1229. doi: 10.1177/0306624X221086558. Epub 2022 Apr 21.
This study examines the program- and individual-level factors that impact the success of drug court clients in terms of: (1) graduation; and (2) not being arrested while participating in the court program. The data consist of 848 individuals in nine drug courts. This paper discusses how different individual- and program-level factors impact the success of drug court participants. The findings suggest that individual- and program-level factors are both important in predicting program graduation and arrest during drug court participation, while controlling for participant demographics. Clients' education, drug/alcohol usage, program staffing, and clinical standards impact program graduation while criminal history, drug/alcohol usage, number of program hours offered, program staffing, and use of rewards and sanctions predict in-program arrest. Models combining both program- and individual-level factors performed better than either alone, leading to recommendations that agencies should emphasize improving program quality while targeting clients' needs to achieve greater success.
本研究考察了影响毒品法庭客户成功的项目和个人层面的因素，具体表现在：(1)毕业；(2)参与法庭项目期间未被捕。数据包括 9 个毒品法庭的 848 名个人。本文讨论了不同的个人和项目层面的因素如何影响毒品法庭参与者的成功。研究结果表明，在控制参与者人口统计数据的情况下，个人和项目层面的因素对预测项目毕业和参与毒品法庭期间被捕都很重要。客户的教育程度、毒品/酒精使用情况、项目人员配备和临床标准影响项目毕业，而犯罪历史、毒品/酒精使用情况、提供的项目小时数、项目人员配备以及奖惩措施的使用则预测了项目期间的被捕。结合项目和个人层面因素的模型比单独使用任何一个模型的效果都要好，这就建议各机构应强调提高项目质量，同时针对客户的需求，以取得更大的成功。
