OUTCOMES

By clicking the link above, you can download and print a copy of the summary.

By clicking the link above, you can download and print a copy of this report.


  1. Inventory of Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Promising Programs for Adult Corrections (WSIPP)
  2. Drug Court Meta-Analysis – Program Effects & Cost Benefit (WSIPP)
  3. WSIPP Benefit-Cost Results for Adult Criminal Justice
  4. Drug Court Dashboards (WA DSHS)
  5. Drug Court: Recidivism and Key Outcome Measures (WA DSHS)
  6. Drug Court and Recovery Support Services (WA DSHS)
  7. Drug Courts: The Good, the Bad, and the Misunderstood (Dr. Doug Marlowe)
  8. Drug Courts are Effective (American University Justice Programs Office video)
  9. 30 Years of Drug Courts: Justice Reform That Works (U.S. BJA)
  10. Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation: The Impact of Drug Courts (Urban Insitute Justice Policy Center): Executive Summary and Full Report.

Community Courts

  1. A Community Court Grows in Brooklyn: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Red Hook Community Center (NCSC). Download: Research Findings, Executive Summary, Final Report.
  2. Does San Francisco’s Community Justice Center Reduce Criminal Recidivism?

DUI/DWI Courts

  1. The Bottom Line: Research Update on DWI Courts
  1. What Are Family Treatment Courts and How Do They Improve Outcomes for Children & Families (Casey Family Programs)
  2. Updated Inventory: Prevention and Intervention Services for Children and Juveniles in the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Mental Health Systems (WSIPP)
  3. Outcome Evaluation of the King County Family Treatment Court – Summary Findings (University of Washington)
  4. King County Family Treatment Court Cost-Benefit Analysis (University of Washington)
  5. How Effective Are Family Treatment Drug Courts? Outcomes From a Four-Site National Study (2007). Child Maltreatment, Volume 12, Issue 1, pages 43-59.
  6. The Impacts of Family Treatment Drug Court on Child Welfare Core Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis.
  7. Effects of a Multidisciplinary Family Treatment Drug Court on Child and Family Outcomes: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Study.
  8. Literature Review: Family Drug Courts (OJJDP).
  9. Research Update on Family Drug Courts (NADCP/All Rise)
  1. Updated Inventory: Prevention and Intervention Services for Children and Juveniles in the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Mental Health Systems (WSIPP)
  2. Benefit-Cost Results for Juvenile Justice (WSIPP)
  1. Inventory of Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Promising Programs for Adult Corrections (WSIPP)
  2. Mental Health Court Meta-Analysis – Program Effects & Cost Benefit (WSIPP)
  3. Benefit-Cost Results for Adult Criminal Justice (WSIPP)
  4. The Impact of Mental Health Court on Recidivism and Other Key Outcomes (WA DSHS)
  5. Inventory: Prevention and Intervention Services for Adult Behavioral Health (WSIPP)