ABSTRACT

Drug courts are a community-based rehabilitation program for individuals with substance use and criminal justice system involvement. Building on preliminary research with this Kentucky Specialty Court sample, the study objective was to understand factors associated with drug court completion among opioid-preferring participants. Secondary data, including the participant assessment, Management Information System, and conviction information from a state database, were examined for a sample of opioid-preferring drug court participants (N = 267). Two variables were associated with increased program completion: increasing age and living with partner and children. Four variables were significantly associated with reduced odds of completion: living with partner only, increasing number of pre-drug court felony convictions, receiving a failure-to-appear warrant, and incarceration sanctions/responses. Focused attention on opioid-preferring participants is necessary in order to increase program completion rates and address individualized risks/needs as well as to provide more effective services to such individuals.

摘要

毒品法庭是针对有毒品使用和刑事司法系统参与的个人的基于社区的康复计划。基于该肯塔基州专业法院样本的初步研究，该研究的目的是了解与阿片类药物偏爱参与者之间与药物法院竣工有关的因素。检查了包括参与者评估，管理信息系统和州数据库中的定罪信息在内的辅助数据，以获取阿片类药物首选毒品法庭参与者的样本（N = 267）。计划完成率的提高与两个变量有关：年龄增长以及与伴侣和孩子同住。四个变量与完成率的降低显着相关：与伴侣同住，药物前重罪判决的增加，收到未出现的逮捕令和监禁制裁/回应。为了提高计划的完成率和解决个性化的风险/需求以及为此类人提供更有效的服务，有必要将注意力集中在阿片类药物的参与者上。