Mental Health Treatment and Recidivism Among Probationers who Successfully Completed a Drug Court Treatment Program

<p>This study involved an examination of the relationship between mental health treatment provided by a county court to drug court graduates and recidivism rates upon 1- and 3-year follow-ups. Participants included 54 graduates of drug court probation who were primarily male (n = 41, 79.5%) with an average age of 37.8. Information on mental health treatment and new criminal and traffic charges was collected through the Court's electronic records and justice network. Results indicated there was no significant relationship between treatment and recidivism in the 1-year data. The 3-year data showed graduates who engaged in mental health treatment were more likely than their counterparts to have new traffic or criminal charges. Theorized explanations for this finding, study limitations, and future areas of research are explored.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Psy.D. Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - NLU Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Clinical Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Baxter Nehotte, Erica

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sandra Zakowski
• Kimberly Mathew
• Kathleen Sexton-Radek

• Drug Court Probation Recidivism
• Clinical Psychology
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Other Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/648

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1688