title: The Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court: 3-year self-report outcome study.
abstract: This study reports results from interviews with 157 research participants who were interviewed 3 years after randomization into treatment and control conditions in the evaluation of the Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court. The interviews asked about crime, substance use, welfare, employment, education, mental and physical health, and family and social relationships. Program participants reported less crime and substance use than did controls. Few differences between groups were observed on other outcomes, although treatment cases were less likely than controls to be on the welfare rolls at the time of the interview. Effects differed substantially according to the originating court.
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
authors.forename: Denise C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gottfredson
authors.forename: Brook W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Kearley
authors.forename: Stacy S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Najaka
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rocha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D033222:Judicial Role; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome