Reducing Drug Use and Crime among Offenders: The Impact of Graduated Sanctions
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Drug Issues
- Vol. 31 (1) , 207-231
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002204260103100111
Abstract
The evaluation of the Washington, D.C., Superior Court Drug Intervention Program (SCDIP) compared drug felony defendants randomly assigned to either a docket offering structured graduated sanctions in combination with drug testing and judicial monitoring, or a docket using drug tests and judicial monitoring only. Assignment to the graduated sanctions docket was found to reduce drug use prior to sentencing. Program participants were significantly less likely to use drugs prior to sentencing, and, in the year after sentencing, were significantly less likely to be arrested and and had significantly fewer arrests. This paper describes characteristics of the sanctioning program that appear highly correlated with positive outcomes.Keywords
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