Government Study Finds Nearly Half of Drug Courts Do Not Reduce Recidivism

Only 18 of 32 Drug Courts Showed Statistically Significant Reduction in Re-Arrest Rates of Drug Court Participants

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2011. The Government Accountability Office last week released a report, in which it finds that only 18 of 32 drug courts – or just over 50% – showed statistically significant reductions in recidivism among participants. That is, almost half of drug courts do not reduce re-arrest rates of their participants below the rates of…