Factors That Predict Drug Court Completion and Drop Out: Findings From an Evaluation of Salt Lake County's Adult Felony Drug Court

Hickert, Audrey; Boyle, Scott W.; Tollefson, Derrik R.

doi:10.1080/01488370802678926

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“…Stageberg et al (2001) found no difference in graduation rates among parents relative to those without children. In another study, Hickert et al (2009) found no difference in the number of children between graduated and terminated clients; it is unclear whether they considered having children or not as a binary variable.…”

Section: Predictors Of Drug Court Outcomementioning

confidence: 93%

“…Some analyses of drug court programs have found that older age predicts successful completion (Hickert, Boyle, & Tollefson, 2009;Mateyoke-Scrivner, Webster, Staton, & Leukefeld, 2004;Stageberg, Wilson, & Moore, 2001;Wolf, Sowards, & Wolf, 2003), although other studies have not demonstrated a positive relationship between age and outcome (Butzin, Saum, & Scarpitti, 2002;Gray & Saum, 2005). The relationship between age and outcome among amphetamine-using drug court participants is unknown.…”

Section: Predictors Of Drug Court Outcomementioning

confidence: 94%

“…Some studies have reported that drug of choice affects drug court success, where cocaine (Hartley & Phillips, 2001), cocaine and stimulants (Hickert et al, 2009), and crack cocaine (Wolf et al, 2003) users are less successful than other drug users. Route of drug administration has also been shown to influence drug court outcome, where intravenous drug users fared worse than those who used other methods of administration (Roll et al, 2005).…”

Section: Predictors Of Drug Court Outcomementioning

confidence: 98%

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2012

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Predicting drug court outcome among amphetamine-using participants

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2012

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…Overall, they found graduates were more likely to be older, have more education, be employed full-time, and not married, but cautioned that there were different predictors of graduation among urban participants (marital status, employment, drug use, and criminal activity) compared with rural participants (age and juvenile incarceration). Hickert, Boyle, and Tollefson (2009) studied graduates and terminated clients in a Salt Lake City, Utah, drug court and found two factors affected the likelihood of completion, spending time with family rather than with friends or alone and older age. Wolfe et al (2002) found that graduates compared to nongraduates were more likely to have had a prior drug felony, spent significantly less time in pretrial custody, received more sanctions, and were more likely to be employed when released from the program.…”

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Predicting Termination from Drug Court and Comparing Recidivism Patterns: Treating Substance Use Disorders in Criminal Justice Settings

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Nordberg

Deranek

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Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

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Drug courts have been used in the criminal justice system to treat substance use disorders since 1989. This study evaluates a drug court in Indiana, focusing specifically on the most predictive variables for being terminated from the program and comparing recidivism patterns of drug court and probation participants. Participants were most likely to be terminated from drug court if they did not have a high school diploma or equivalent at admission, were not employed or a student at admission, identified cocaine as a drug of choice, had more positive drug tests, had a violation within the first 30 days of the program, and had a criminal history. Additional findings suggest that drug court is more effective than probation at reducing criminal recidivism rates for offenders with substance use disorders. Implications for drug court practice and future research are discussed.

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“…Individuals with comorbid internalizing disorders may require special attention to be protected from victimization, especially in Latin American prison contexts [50]. Depression symptoms and major depression predicted nonadherence to correctional substance use programs [51] and poorer addiction treatment outcomes [52]. In recent years, dual diagnosis services for the complex needs of individuals with severe mental disorders and alcohol or illicit drug use problems have been established in community settings [53, 54].…”

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The Underlying Structure of Comorbid Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Prison Populations

2019

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Background: High rates of mental disorders have been reported for prison populations. Understanding patterns of comorbidity may be essential for the development of adequate treatment interventions. The present study aimed to assess the underlying structure of comorbidity between mental health and substance use disorders in prison populations. Methods: Current mental disorders were assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview in a cross-sectional observational study of 427 individuals consecutively committed to prison facilities in Santiago, Chile. Five alternative structural models were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Latent class analysis of comorbid mental health and substance use disorders was carried out. Results: CFA indicated the best fit for a bifactor model with a general psychopathology P factor and specific internalizing and externalizing factors. Borderline personality disorder loaded highest on the P factor (0.85). The latent comorbidity structure showed a four-class solution representing one class without relevant comorbidities (48% prevalence) and three classes representing the following comorbidities: (1) externalizing disorders including substance use and antisocial personality disorder (31%), (2) internalizing disorders including anxiety disorders (10%), and (3) all types of disorders co-occurring (11%). Major depression and borderline personality disorder were present across all three latent classes of comorbidity. Conclusions: Prison mental health services need to serve a highly comorbid population. Specific approaches may be useful for an externalizing and an internalizing spectrum of disorders. An important group of individuals with all types of mental disorders co-occurring may need new approaches in treatment development.

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Factors That Predict Drug Court Completion and Drop Out: Findings From an Evaluation of Salt Lake County's Adult Felony Drug Court

Cited by 60 publications

References 12 publications

Predicting drug court outcome among amphetamine-using participants

Predicting drug court outcome among amphetamine-using participants

Predicting Termination from Drug Court and Comparing Recidivism Patterns: Treating Substance Use Disorders in Criminal Justice Settings

The Underlying Structure of Comorbid Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Prison Populations

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