For correctional programs and policies to enhance public safety, they must be implemented as designed and adhere to research on best practices. Effective implementation hinges on proper, systematic, and accurate data collection on processes and outcome...
Inter-Agency Communication and Collaboration in Drug Court
This study seeks to further understand and operationalize interpersonal communication and collaboration practices and perspectives among direct service delivery staff from different agencies working within a structurally integrated Midwestern drug cour...
Factors Influencing Technical Violations
This study entails in-depth interviews with 150 probationers with and 150 probationers without mental illness, to determine the extent to which psychiatric symptoms, criminogenic risk factors, and other personal factors influence the occurrence of tech...
Over the course of three years, 160 individuals participating in court-ordered substance use treatment will be interviewed about several aspects of their lives and treatment experiences, including: treatment motivation, the experience of stigma, the qu...
