title: A decade of drug treatment court research.
abstract: As drug treatment courts have multiplied over the past decade, so too have research evaluations conducted on their implementation and effectiveness. This article explores the decade of drug treatment court research conducted at RAND, starting with the experimental field evaluation of Maricopa's drug testing and treatment options to the most current 14-site national evaluation of courts funded in 1995-96 by the Drug Court Program Office. The article presents summaries of findings, a brief description of a drug treatment court typology, and suggestion of where future research might focus.
authors.affiliation: RAND, Santa Monica, California 90407-213, USA. susan_turner@rand.org
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Longshore
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deschenes
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fain
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harrell
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morral
authors.forename: Faye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taxman
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Duane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McBride
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D010349:Patient Compliance; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D013808:Therapeutic Community; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States