Predicting Graduation from Broward County’s Dedicated Drug Treatment Court

Associations With Substance Abuse Treatment Completion Among Drug Court Participants

“…Women tend to exhibit more employment problems, lower income, greater desire for treatment, and more frequently report cocaine as their primary drug. (Schiff and Terry 1997; Peters, Haas et al 1999; Butzin, Saum et al 2002; Webster, Rosen et al 2006) Gender, however, has not consistently been associated with treatment retention or outcome in these studies. Older age tends to predict successful completion of treatment among drug court participants.…”

Successful Completion: An Examination of Factors Influencing Drug Court Completion for White and Non-White Male Participants

“…The relationship between age at the time of program entry and successful completion of a drug treatment court program has been examined in numerous studies. Several have found that being older at the time of program entry is a predictor of successful program completion (Hickert et al, 2009;Mateyoke-Scrivner et al, 2004;Rempel & DeStefano, 2001;Wolf et al, 2003;Young & Belenko, 2002), whereas several other studies have found that age at the time of program entry did not predict successful program completion Gray & Saum, 2005;Miller & Shutt, 2001;Roll et al, 2005;Schiff & Terry, 1997;Sechrest & Shicor, 2001). …”

“…For example, several studies have explored the relationship between successful program completion and drug of choice. The majority of studies examining this relationship conclude that drug court participants reporting "harder" drugs of choice (specifically cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin) were less likely to successfully complete the program (Brown, 2010;Evans et al, 2009;Mateyoke-Scrivner et al, 2004;Miller & Shutt, 2001;Peters et al, 1999;Rempel & DeStefano, 2001;Schiff & Terry, 1997;Senjo & Leip, 2001;Wolf et al, 2003). Mateyoke-Scrivner et al (2004) argue that cocaine is more addictive and "this more intense addiction may explain why cocaine users were less likely to complete treatment" (p. 620).…”

“…Several researchers (Brown, 2010;Butzin et al, 2002;Cissner & Rempel, 2005;Mateyoke-Scrivner et al, 2004;Peters, Haas, & Murrin, 1999;Schiff & Terry, 1997) have found that participants with higher levels of education are more likely to successfully complete the drug court program. However, others have found that participants' education level at the time of program entry is not related to whether or not they will successfully complete the program (Gray & Saum, 2005;Rempel & DeStefano, 2001;Roll et al, 2005;Sechrest & Shicor, 2001;Senjo & Leip, 2001).…”

Predicting Termination from Drug Court and Comparing Recidivism Patterns: Treating Substance Use Disorders in Criminal Justice Settings

“…Some authors have considered the intersection of race and other factors like employment and drug of choice (Brewster, 2001;Schiff & Terry, 1997), and others have considered the impact of opportunity structures that may differentially affect social, educational, and financial success (Schiff & Terry, 1997). McKean and Warren-Gordon (2011) cautiously report that the intersection of race and psychological distress may reduce the likelihood of drug court graduation among African American offenders in the Midwest.…”