Graduation Year
2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Granting Department
Criminology
Major Professor
Christine Sellers, Ph.D.
Committee Member
M. Scott Young, Ph.D
Committee Member
Michael Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Kathleen Moore, Ph.D.
Keywords
drug court, mental health, social support, substance abuse, trauma
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of psychosocial factors on drug court graduation among a medication assisted treatment drug court population. The extant research identifies drug courts as effective in reducing recidivism and relapse rates; however meta-analyses of the drug court literature reveal that there is little explanation as to why drug courts are effectual and especially for whom. This study examined trauma, mental health, and social support to determine predictive psychosocial factors of drug court participants while controlling for certain demographics. The analyses showed that social support was predictive, but failed to identify trauma or mental health correlates. Policy implications are discussed.
Scholar Commons Citation
Frei, Autumn Michelle, "Predicting Successful Drug Court Graduation: Exploring Demographic and Psychosocial Factors among Medication-Assisted Drug Court Treatment Clients" (2014). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/5022
