How do drug courts work?
By: John Roman ... [et al.].
Contributors: American Society of Criminology. Conference
Publisher: The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Drug courts; Evaluation
Description: NIJ's Multi-Site Evaluation of Adult Drug Courts will report on a mediation analysis to empirically test theoretical pathways to desistance. The analysis considers the theoretical mechanisms through which drug court practices are meant to impact outcomes and how such pathways can be operationalized. A path model is proposed that delineates how drug-court practices affect modifications in behaviors and attitudes, and how these changes affect outcomes. Proposed mediators include changes in: perceived risk and reward (deterrence), perceived legitimacy, and motivation to alter one's behavior. The analysis will suggest the pathways that are most crucial to desistance and the most effective drug-court components that impact these pathways.
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