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Drug courts are specialized court docket programs that target criminal defendants, juveniles who have been convicted of a drug offense, and parents with pending child welfare cases who have alcohol and other drug dependency problems.

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What Works in Offender Supervision - Panel at the 2009 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2009

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Drug Courts Reexamined - Expert Chat Webinar, NIJ and Harvard's Government Innovators Network

Date Published

November 2006

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation, Presentation (Multimedia), Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Studying the Relationship Between Drugs and Crime

Oklahoma Multi-Site Family Drug Court Model Standards Study (OKMSS)

2018-DC-BX-0007

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$1,000,000

National Study of Family Treatment Court Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs

2018-DC-BX-0056

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$856,308

Drug Treatment Courts

Date Published

May 2024

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Factsheet

Agencies

BJA, NIJ, OJJDP

Evaluating Delaware's Decide Your Time Protocol for Drug-Users Under Community Supervision

Just Science Podcast: Episode 42: Drugs: Just Drug Courts

Date Published

May 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Remarks at the Korean Institute of Criminology Forum

Remarks by David B. Muhlhausen given at the Korean Institute of Criminology Forum, December 7, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea.

Thank you, Dr. Yeon. I am honored to be here in Seoul and humbled to join this distinguished gathering of criminologists from across the Republic of Korea and the world.

I want to thank the Korean Institute of Criminology for extending me the invitation to...

Assessing the Efficacy of Treatment Modalities in the Context of Adult Drug Courts, Final Report

Date Published

April 2003

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Long Term Effects of Drug Court Participation Evidence From a 15 Year Follow up of a Randomized Controlled Trial, Final Report

Date Published

September 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Chasing the Electronic Cigarette Dragon - Characterizing the Evolution and Impact of Design and Content

2016-DN-BX-0150

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2016

$139,233

Changing the Behavior of Drug-Involved Offenders: Supervision That Works

Date Published

December 2012

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Criminal Justice Reforms

Date Published

July 2013

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ

Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Guide for Drug Courts and Other Criminal Justice Programs

Date Published

June 2014

Series

NIJ Research in Brief

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Long Term Effects of Drug Court Participation Evidence from a 15 Year Follow up of a Randomized Controlled Trial

2014-IJ-CX-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$31,982

Initiative To Develop and Test Guidelines for Juvenile Drug Courts

2014-DC-BX-K001

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$5,988,057

Managing Drug-Involved Offenders

Date Published

July 2014

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Strengthening the National Institute of Justice

Date Published

January 2010

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Drug Courts Reexamined

Event Dates

November 1, 2006, 12:00 am

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Marion County Fostering Attachment Treatment Court Follow-Up Process and Outcome Evaluation Report

Date Published

September 2013

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Legal Change and Sentencing Norms in Federal Court: An Examination of the Impact of the Booker, Gall, and Kimbrough Decisions

Date Published

August 2013

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evidence-Based Treatment and Responsivity: Individual and Program Predictors of Recidivism During Juvenile Drug Court and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment

2013-IJ-CX-0008

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$25,000

Bath Salt-type Aminoketone designer Drugs: Analytical and Synthetic Studies on Substituted Cathinones

2013-DN-BX-K022

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$344,325