| Description | An evaluation of the Glasgow and Fife Drug Courts and their aim to reduce drug use and drug related reoffending. |
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| ISBN | n/a |
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| Official Print Publication Date | March 2006 |
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| Website Publication Date | March 30, 2006 |
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Gill McIvor, Lee Barnsdale, Susan Eley, Margaret Malloch, Rowdy Yates, Alison Brown
Department of Applied Social Science
University of Stirling
ISBN 0 7559 2592 0
ISSN 0950 2254
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CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION
THE GLASGOW DRUG COURT
THE FIFE DRUG COURT
EVALUATION OF THE DRUG COURT PILOTS
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
CHAPTER TWO: METHODS
INTRODUCTION
INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSIONALS
INTERVIEWS WITH DRUG COURT CLIENTS
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION FROM DRUG COURT RECORDS
OBSERVATION OF THE DRUG COURT IN ACTION
COMPLETION OF QUESTIONNAIRES BY SOCIAL WORKERS
ANALYSIS OF MINUTES OF DRUG COURT TEAM MEETINGS
CHAPTER THREE: REFERRAL TO AND SENTENCING IN THE DRUG COURTS
INTRODUCTION
THE REFERRAL PROCESS
SCREENING GROUP MEETINGS
PERSPECTIVES ON THE DRUG COURT REFERRAL CRITERIA
PATTERN OF REFERRALS TO THE DRUG COURTS
ASSESSMENT
ORDERS MADE BY THE DRUG COURTS
AGREEING TO A DRUG COURT ORDER
SENTENCING
SUMMARY
CHAPTER FOUR: SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT
INTRODUCTION
ORGANISATION OF TREATMENT AND SUPERVISION TEAMS
TREATMENT
PERCEIVED GAPS IN TREATMENT PROVISION
DRUG TESTING
SUMMARY
CHAPTER FIVE: REVIEWS AND ENFORCEMENT
INTRODUCTION
PRE-COURT REVIEW MEETINGS
REVIEWS
MECHANISMS OF ENFORCEMENT
OUTSTANDING AND NEW CHARGES
CLIENTS' PERSPECTIVES ON ENFORCEMENT
THE OUTCOMES OF ORDERS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER SIX: THE OUTCOMES OF DRUG COURT
INTRODUCTION
PERSPECTIVES ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DRUG COURT
ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS IN INDIVIDUAL CASES
THE RESULTS OF DRUG TESTS
RECONVICTION AMONG THOSE GIVEN DRUG COURT ORDERS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE COSTS OF DRUG COURT ORDERS AND THEIR ALTERNATIVES
INTRODUCTION
THE PREVALENCE AND COST OF DRUG-RELATED CRIME
ESTIMATING THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUG TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS
ESTIMATING THE COSTS OF THE PILOT DRUG COURTS
COMPARING DRUG COURT ORDERS WITH DTTOs AND OTHER DISPOSALS
ESTIMATING THE COST IMPACT OF THE DRUG COURT ON DRUG-RELATED OFFENDING
SUMMARY
CHAPTER EIGHT: CONCLUSIONS
INTRODUCTION
ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES
STRENGTHS OF THE DRUG COURT APPROACH
THE IMPLICATIONS FOR A WIDER ROLL-OUT OF DRUG COURTS
REFERENCES
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