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Predictors of graduation and criminal recidivism: Findings from a drug court that primarily serves African Americans
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work Pub Date : 2020-08-03 , DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2020.1799472
John R. Gallagher 1, 2 , Elizabeth A. Wahler 3 , Anne Nordberg 4
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ABSTRACT

Drug courts are an alternative to incarceration for individuals who have substance use disorders. The drug court model is guided by key interventions (e.g., required treatment, frequent status hearings with a judge, continuous drug testing, prosecutors and defense attorneys collaborating in a non-adversarial manner) that are designed to promote recovery and wellbeing, as compared to traditional, punitive approaches to criminal justice. Evidence suggests that, in some drug courts, African Americans may graduate less, compared to their white counterparts. This is alarming because graduating drug court has consistently been a predictor of participants not being rearrested following participation in the program. This study predicted graduation and criminal recidivism outcomes for a drug court that primarily serves African Americans. The focus of the research is to inform drug courts about best practices in treating and retaining African American participants. Females, participants who were employed or were students, those whose drug of choice was marijuana, and participants with no criminal history were most likely to graduate. Participants with a criminal history and those who were terminated from drug court were most likely to recidivate. Implications for drug court practice are discussed, particularly in regards to enhancing resources for employment and the need to develop evidence-based treatments for African American drug court participants.



中文翻译:

毕业和再犯的预测因素:主要为非裔美国人服务的毒品法庭的调查结果

摘要

毒品法庭是对患有物质使用障碍的个人进行监禁的替代方法。毒品法庭模式以旨在促进康复和福祉的关键干预措施(例如,所需的治疗、与法官的频繁状态听证会、持续的药物测试、检察官和辩护律师以非对抗方式合作)为指导。传统的、惩罚性的刑事司法方法。有证据表明,在一些毒品法庭,与白人相比,非裔美国人的毕业率可能更低。这是令人震惊的,因为即将毕业的毒品法庭一直是参与者在参与该计划后不会再次被捕的预测因素。这项研究预测了主要为非裔美国人服务的毒品法庭的毕业和刑事累犯结果。该研究的重点是让毒品法庭了解治疗和留住非裔美国人参与者的最佳做法。女性、就业或学生的参与者、选择的药物是大麻的参与者以及没有犯罪史的参与者最有可能毕业。有犯罪历史的参与者和被禁毒法庭的参与者最有可能再犯。讨论了对毒品法庭实践的影响,特别是在增加就业资源和为非裔美国人毒品法庭参与者开发循证治疗的必要性方面。没有犯罪记录的参与者最有可能毕业。有犯罪历史的参与者和被禁毒法庭的参与者最有可能再犯。讨论了对毒品法庭实践的影响,特别是在增加就业资源和为非裔美国人毒品法庭参与者开发循证治疗的必要性方面。没有犯罪记录的参与者最有可能毕业。有犯罪历史的参与者和被禁毒法庭的参与者最有可能再犯。讨论了对毒品法庭实践的影响,特别是在增加就业资源和为非裔美国人毒品法庭参与者开发循证治疗的必要性方面。

更新日期:2020-08-03
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