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Road To Recovery: Recidivism And The Mclean County Drug Court, Julia Neaves
Road To Recovery: Recidivism And The Mclean County Drug Court, Julia Neaves
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development—Student Research
This study explores the effectiveness of the McLean County Drug Court at reducing time to recidivism using survival analysis techniques. Data on 146 drug court participants was collected using the county’s proprietary case management systems. Findings suggest that length of drug court programming significantly reduces time to recidivism. Unfortunately, black offenders and offenders with prior criminal history were found to return to the prison system more rapidly than other groups, suggesting that drug court programming may not be addressing the greater systemic issues present in the criminal justice system. These findings collectively inform policy recommendations provided to county administrators and …