Methamphetamine Users in Missouri Drug Courts: Program Elements Associated with Success
Research Question: What participant characteristics, drug court program elements, or combination thereof, are particularly important in predicting graduation rates for drug court participants whose drug of choice is methamphetamine?
Project Design: This statewide study of Missouri’s drug courts uses a mixed-methods design involving: (1) analyzing existing drug court information housed in Missouri’s statewide drug court database and (2) collecting detailed program-related information using a Web-based survey methodology. The Web-based methods include two surveys, one for the drug court coordinator and court staff, the other for treatment providers. This will be one of the first studies that collects in-depth information on drug court treatment practices and relates these practices to participant outcomes.
Funding Source: Missouri Office of the State Courts Administrator
Start Date: October 2007
