US Veterans’ Court Programs: An Inventory and Analysis of National Survey Data

This study used data from a phone survey inventory of US veterans’ courts to provide descriptive information on the current status of their various elements. To identify which items were most predictive of a court’s percentage of subjects terminated from their program, a linear regression was perfor...

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Published inCommunity mental health journal Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 180 - 186
Main Authors Johnson, R. Scott, Stolar, Andrea G., McGuire, James F., Clark, Sean, Coonan, Loretta A., Hausknecht, Paul, Graham, David P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.02.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Community and Environmental Psychology
Community Mental Health Services - methods
Community Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Courts
Criminal justice
Criminals - statistics & numerical data
Drug courts
Humans
Jurisprudence
Measures
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Original Paper
Predictions
Psychiatry
Questionnaires
R&D
Recidivism
Regression Analysis
Rehabilitation
Research & development
Sanctions
Sobriety
Substance abuse treatment
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Surveys and Questionnaires
Termination
Training
Treatment Failure
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans
Veterans - statistics & numerical data
United States > US
VA
Veteran
Recidivism
Court
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Summary:This study used data from a phone survey inventory of US veterans’ courts to provide descriptive information on the current status of their various elements. To identify which items were most predictive of a court’s percentage of subjects terminated from their program, a linear regression was performed. The following were associated with higher rates of termination from the veterans’ court (VC) program: (a) programs that offered phase progression based on measurable goals, (b) programs that conduct frequent drug and alcohol testing, and (c) programs for which sanctions are more severe for failing immediate goals (sobriety) versus long-term ones (completion of training). The following were associated with lower rates of termination from the VC program: (a) programs in which later phases permit less stringent testing, (b) programs utilizing behavioral contracts, (c) programs utilizing brief incarcerations. This inventory provides nationwide empirical data that may be used in the development of veterans’ courts.
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ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-015-9972-3