A Detailed Cost Evaluation of a Juvenile Drug Court that Follows the Juvenile Drug Court Model (16 Strategies)

Carey, Shannon M.; Allen, Theresa Herrera; Perkins, Tamara; Waller, Mark

doi:10.1111/jfcj.12009

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“…Criminal justice system costs were assessed based on the costs of finalised criminal justice system events and supervision costs. These were estimated using the Transactional and Institutional Cost Analysis (TICA) (Carey et al., 2006). This approach views offenders as consuming resources when they have transactions with, and are processed through, the criminal justice system.…”

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The monetary cost of offender trajectories: Findings from Queensland (Australia)

Allard

Stewart

Smith

et al. 2013

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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This study assessed the longitudinal costs of offender trajectories in Queensland (Australia) to provide policymakers with evidence that could be used to promote the use of crime prevention programs. Few studies have assessed these costs and minimal research has been conducted outside the United States. The study addressed three research questions: (1) What are the monetary costs of crime? (2) What is the optimal number of offender trajectories in an Australian offender cohort? and (3) What are the monetary costs of officially recorded offending for individuals on different offender trajectories? The Semi-Parametric Group-based Method (SPGM) was used to determine the number of offender trajectories in the Queensland Longitudinal Database. This database included 41,377 individuals who were born in 1983 and 1984 and guilty of offences in Queensland that were committed when aged 10 to 25 years old. The costs of crime were assessed using two approaches. First, criminal justice system costs were estimated based on the number and type of contacts that individuals had with the criminal justice system as well as the length of any supervision served. Second, wider social and economic costs were assessed based on offence type. Results indicated that there were five offender trajectories, including two chronic, one moderate and two low trajectories. When costs were applied to the offender trajectories, offenders in the two chronic groups were 4.8% of the cohort but accounted for 41.1% of the total costs. On average, each chronic offender cost between $186,366 and $262,799 by the time they turned 26 years old, with 60% of the costs accounted for by the criminal justice system. On average, each chronic offender cost over 20 times more than offenders in the two low offending groups. These findings provide further evidence for the potential benefits of implementing interventions that target chronic offenders.

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The monetary cost of offender trajectories: Findings from Queensland (Australia)

Allard

Stewart

Smith

et al. 2013

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

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“…To explain, that juvenile drug courts in general experienced more disadvantages compared with adult drug courts does not apply to the general statement that every juvenile drug court experiences more disadvantages. In fact, there is great variability within both adult (Carey et al, 2012; Lowenkamp et al, 2005; Shaffer, 2006) and juvenile drug courts (Carey, Waller, & Marchand, 2006; Dakof et al, 2015; Henggeler et al, 2006; Henggeler et al, 2012; Hickert, Becker, & Próspero, 2010; Shaffer, Listwan, Latessa, & Lowenkamp, 2008; Sheidow, Jayawardhana, Bradford, Henggeler, & Shapiro, 2012; K. M. Thompson, 2001).…”

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Validating Drug Court Collaboration Instrument: Differences in Model Adherence Between Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts

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Wormer

et al. 2019

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Drug courts aim to significantly address drug abuse and drug-related criminality. However, the effectiveness of drug courts varies from court to court. The variation of success demands insights regarding what is going on inside the “black box” of drug court practices. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate to what extent drug courts are operated in adherence with guiding principles and strategies. Using a national sample and validated measures, the current article examines the “black boxes” of adult and juvenile drug courts across the country. We found that, in general, adult drug courts face less model adherence challenges in comparison with juvenile courts, which may, in part, explain why adult drug courts perform better than juvenile drug courts overall.

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“…The resources to collect detailed cost data from these comparison JDC sites were unavailable; instead, estimates from a series of JDC outcome and cost evaluations performed by NPC Research in the states of Maryland, Indiana, and Oregon were used. 23,43,44 NPC Research investigators used the Transactional and Institutional Cost Analysis (TICA) approach, which incorporated data from agency financial reports and expert judgment to estimate the costs of JDCs. The cost analysis of JDC/RF programs used similar sources of resource and expenditure data, thus it was determined that the JDC program cost estimates were comparable to this study’s cost estimates for JDC/RF.…”

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Economic Evaluation of the Juvenile Drug Court/Reclaiming Futures (JDC/RF) Model

McCollister

Baumer

Davis

et al. 2018

J Behav Health Serv Res

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Juvenile drug court (JDC) programs are an increasingly popular option for rehabilitating juvenile offenders with substance problems, but research has found inconsistent evidence regarding their effectiveness and economic impact. While assessing client outcomes such as reduced substance use and delinquency is necessary to gauge program effectiveness, a more comprehensive understanding of program success and sustainability can be attained by examining program costs and economic benefits. As part of the National Cross-Site Evaluation of JDC and Reclaiming Futures (RF), an economic analysis of five JDC/RF programs was conducted from a multisystem and multiagency perspective. The study highlights the direct and indirect costs of JDC/RF and the savings generated from reduced health problems, illegal activity, and missed school days. Results include the average (per participant) cost of JDC/RF, the total economic benefits per JDC/RF participant, and the net savings of JDC/RF relative to standard JDC.

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A Detailed Cost Evaluation of a Juvenile Drug Court that Follows the Juvenile Drug Court Model (16 Strategies)

Cited by 5 publications

References 5 publications

The monetary cost of offender trajectories: Findings from Queensland (Australia)

The monetary cost of offender trajectories: Findings from Queensland (Australia)

Validating Drug Court Collaboration Instrument: Differences in Model Adherence Between Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts

Economic Evaluation of the Juvenile Drug Court/Reclaiming Futures (JDC/RF) Model

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