nmm 22 4500 ICPSR30983 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130522s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR30983 MiAaI MiAaI Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE), 2003-2009 [electronic resource] Shelli B. Rossman , John K. Roman , Janine M. Zweig , Michael Rempel , Christine H. Lindquist 2012-11-05 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 30983 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-22. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE) study included 23 drug courts and 6 comparison sites selected from 8 states across the country. The purpose of the study was to: (1) Test whether drug courts reduce drug use, crime, and multiple other problems associated with drug abuse, in comparision with similar offenders not exposed to drug courts, (2) address how drug courts work and for whom by isolating key individual and program factors that make drug courts more or less effective in achieving their desired outcomes, (3) explain how offender attitudes and behaviors change when they are exposed to drug courts and how these changes help explain the effectiveness of drug court programs, and (4) examine whether drug courts generate cost savings. Offenders in all 29 sites were surveyed in 3 waves, at baseline, 6 months later, and 18 months after enrollment. The research comprises three major components: process evaluation, impact evaluation, and a cost-benefit analysis. The process evaluation describes how the 23 drug court sites vary in program eligibility, supervision, treatment, team collaboration, and other key policies and practices. The impact evaluation examines whether drug courts produce better outcomes than comparison sites and tests which court policies and offender attitudes might explain those effects. The cost-benefit analysis evaluates drug court costs and benefits. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30983.v1 cost effectiveness icpsr court system icpsr courts icpsr crime control icpsr crime control policies icpsr crime control programs icpsr drug abuse icpsr drug courts icpsr drug law enforcement icpsr drug law offenses icpsr drug offenders icpsr drug related crimes icpsr outcome evaluation icpsr process evaluation icpsr NACJD VII. Crime and Delinquency NACJD V. Courts ICPSR XVII.E. Social Institutions and Behavior, Crime and the Criminal Justice System Rossman, Shelli B. Roman, John K. Zweig, Janine M. Rempel, Michael Lindquist, Christine H. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 30983 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR30983.v1