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Home > QR-E-Letter Archive > 12-8-2005
Issue No. 21 December 8, 2005
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QUICK REFERENCE #31: What is a drug court?
Drug courts are courts that have the particular responsibility of handling cases which involve substance-abusing offenders. Drug court programs, which have been in existence since 1989, may include drug testing, comprehensive supervision, treatment, sanctions, or incentives. Data indicate that (a) over 400,000 offenders have participated in drug court programs; (b) while participating in drug court programs, there is a decrease in drug use and criminal behavior; (c) recidivism rates for those who complete a drug court program is substantially lower than the 48% reported for those who do not participate.(1)
“Drug courts combine intensive judicial supervision, mandatory drug testing, escalating sanctions, and treatment to help substance-abusing offenders break the cycle of addiction—and the crime that often accompanies it. Drug court judges work with prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation officers, and drug treatment specialists to determine appropriate treatment for offenders, monitor their progress, and ensure the delivery of other services, like education or job skills training, to help offenders remain crime- and drug-free.”(2)
SOURCES:
(1) The Complete Practitioner: Mental Health Applications (October 2005), based on Facts on Drug Courts (fact sheet, published by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals), available online at http://www.nadcp.org/whatis/facts.html.
(2) Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components (1997, 2004), published by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and developed in cooperation with the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. The full text of this document and more information on drug courts are available online at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/drugcourts.html.
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