NCJ Number
247212
Date Published
2013
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This is the Program Performance Report (October 2011-September 2012) for enhancement grantees under the Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program (ADC Program) administered by the U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), which is intended to "build and/or expand drug court capacity at the State, local, and tribal levels to reduce crime and substance abuse among high-risk, high-need offenders."
Abstract
The report indicates that in FY 2012, 4,578 drug court participants graduated (51-percent rate); this is three percentage points above the target BJA graduation rate. The most common reasons given for participants not graduating were lack of engagement by participants (36 percent), followed by subsequent criminal involvement (29 percent) and absconding (18 percent). Eleven percent of participants exited the program for "other" reasons, including voluntary withdrawal, continued drug and alcohol use, and failure to meet the conditions of the court. From time to enrollment to time to graduation, most successful drug court participants were in the program for 12 to 18 months. In addition, during FY 2012, 154 new case managers and offender supervision staff were hired among 155 drug court programs. The most common reason (51 percent) cited for non-participation by eligible drug court candidates was their voluntary preference not to enter the program. On average, drug courts receiving enhancement grants have been operating for 9 years. 8 tables and 1 figure