Community-based treatment, care, and supervision for people with substance use problems who are involved with the justice system.
Reduce Drug Related Crime
The Sequential Intercept Model and Juvenile Justice: Review and Prospectus
ABSTRACT Behavioral health needs in justice-involved adolescents are an increasing concern, as it has been estimated that two-thirds of youths in the juvenile justice system now meet the criteria for one or more psychological disorders...
Use of the Sequential Intercept Model as an Approach to Decriminalization of People With Serious Mental Illness
The Sequential Intercept Model provides a conceptual framework for communities to use when considering the interface between the criminal justice and mental health systems as they address concerns about criminalization of people with mental...
The effects of specialized probation and recovery management checkups (RMCs) on treatment participation, substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and recidivism among female offenders
ABSTRACT Objectives To examine the effects of specialized probation and recovery management checkups (RMCs) on participation in substance use treatment, substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and recidivism. Methods Women (n = 480) released...
The effectiveness of diversion programmes for offenders using Class A drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ABSTRACT Aims: To review existing evidence on effectiveness of community-based diversion programmes for Class A drug-using offenders. Methods: 31 databases were searched for studies published 1985–2012 (update search 2012–2016) involving...
Drug court utilization of medications for opioid use disorder in high opioid mortality communities
ABSTRACT Introduction A 2012 national survey found low utilization of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in US drug courts. This study provides an update on MOUD policies and practices among drug courts in communities that the opioid...
A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis (QIMS) of women’s experiences in drug court: Promoting recovery in the criminal justice system
ABSTRACT Drug courts have been part of the criminal justice system for over 30 years. A plethora of quantitative quasi-experimental, experimental, and meta-analytic studies have demonstrated their effectiveness at promoting recovery from...
Reporting of substance use treatment quality in United States adult drug courts
ABSTRACT Background Adult drug courts are growing in popularity within the Unites States, but the quality of substance use treatment within drug court programs and the impact of drug courts on health and substance use treatment outcomes is...
The effect of drug treatment court on recidivism: a comparison with traditional court intervention
ABSTRACT Drug treatment courts have transformed the way in which courts process drug-related cases and respond to drug-involved offenders. Established as a diversion program, drug courts help to reduce recidivism among substance-involved...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of judicial supervision on recidivism and well-being factors of criminal offenders
ABSTRACT This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether problem-solving court interventions that employed judicial supervision were more effective in reducing recidivism and improving well-being outcomes for offenders...
Assessing the Effectiveness of Mental Health Courts in Reducing Recidivism: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis
ABSTRACT Mental Health Courts (MHCs) are a type of treatment court created to divert offenders with mental illness away from incarceration and into community-based treatment. While research on the impact of MHCs on recidivism has produced...