This Campbell systematic review assesses the effectiveness of drug courts in reducing
criminal or drug‐use behaviour recidivism. The review summarises findings from 154 …

Reviewed are 31 studies that evaluated recidivism rates from juvenile drug treatment courts
relative to a random-assignment or convenience comparison group. Recidivism was defined …

The objective of this article is to examine the effectiveness of 2 theoretically different
treatments delivered in juvenile drug court—family therapy represented by multidimensional …

The majority of drug abusing offenders who need substance abuse treatment do not receive
it. Although interventions like drug court increase the probability of offender success, little is …

Abstract Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (JDTC) emerged in the mid-1990s as a potential
solution to concern about substance use among youth in the juvenile justice system (JJS) …

With the growing awareness of the crisis of mass incarceration and distrust toward the legal
system, recent years have seen a rise in interest in specialized, problem-solving, and …

In the United States, there are 31 million adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system.
Each year, another 1.4 million adolescents are arrested (Hock-enberry & Puzzanchera …

This report provides an update of drug court and other problem-solving court activity in every
state, territory, and district in the United States since the release of the inaugural issue of …

Substance use is pervasive among youth, particularly among those involved in the juvenile
justice system. Juvenile drug courts (JDCs) are a promising approach for delinquent youth …

Practitioners and policymakers do not have the same luxury as scientists of withholding
judgment indefinitely. These professionals are charged with making important decisions that …