Problem Solving Courts

All fifty State Supreme Court Justices agree: Drug Courts are “the most effective strategy for reducing drug abuse and criminal recidivism.” – Conference of Chief Justices/State Court Admin. 2004

“The most rigorous and conservative scientific ‘meta-analyses’ have all concluded that Drug Courts significantly reduce crime as much as 45 percent more than other sentencing options.” – nadcp.org

“Family re-unification rates are 50% higher for Family Drug Court participants.” – nadcp.org

“Drug Courts are six times more likely to keep offenders in treatment long enough for them to get better.” – nadcp.org

“80% of offenders abuse alcohol or other drugs, 50% of jail and prison inmates are clinically addicted, and 60% of individuals arrested for most types of crimes test positive for illicit drugs at arrest.” – nadcp.org

“Drug Courts produce cost savings ranging from $3,000 to $13,000 per client. These cost savings reflect reduced prison costs, reduced revolving-door arrests and trials, and reduced victimization.” – nadcp.org

“Since 2004, the number of veterans being treated for mental illness and substance-use disorders has increased by 38%. It is estimated that out of the over 2.4 million veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, approximately 460,000 (20%) suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression.” – justiceforvets.org