Cost-effectiveness analysis of the New South Wales adult drug court program

Shanahan, M; Lancsar, E; Haas, M; Lind, B; Weatherburn, D; Chen, S

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the New South Wales adult drug court program

Shanahan, M Lancsar, E

Haas, M

Lind, B Weatherburn, D Chen, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Evaluation Review, 2004, 28 (1), pp. 3 - 27
Issue Date:: 2004-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Shanahan, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lancsar, E https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2404-6735	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Haas, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-3063	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lind, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Weatherburn, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chen, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Evaluation Review, 2004, 28 (1), pp. 3 - 27	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0193-841X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/4897
dc.description.abstract	In New South Wales, Australia, a cost-effectiveness evaluation was conducted of an adult drug court (ADC) program as an alternative to jail for criminal offenders addicted to illicit drugs. This article describes the program, the cost-effectiveness analysis, and the results. The results of this study reveal that, for the 23-month period of the evaluation, the ADC was as cost-effective as were conventional sanctions in delaying the time to the first offense and more cost-effective in reducing the frequency of offending for those outcome measures selected. Although the evaluation was conducted using the traditional steps of a cost-effectiveness analysis, because of the complexity of the program and data limitations it was not always possible to adhere to textbook procedures. As such, each step involved in undertaking the cost-effectiveness analysis is discussed, highlighting the key issues faced in the evaluation. © 2004 Sage Publications.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Evaluation Review	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0193841X03257531	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Social Sciences Methods	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Substance-Related Disorders	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Crime	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cost-Benefit Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care	en_US
dc.title	Cost-effectiveness analysis of the New South Wales adult drug court program	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	28	en_US
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education	en_US
utslib.for	13 Education	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	28	en_US

Abstract:

In New South Wales, Australia, a cost-effectiveness evaluation was conducted of an adult drug court (ADC) program as an alternative to jail for criminal offenders addicted to illicit drugs. This article describes the program, the cost-effectiveness analysis, and the results. The results of this study reveal that, for the 23-month period of the evaluation, the ADC was as cost-effective as were conventional sanctions in delaying the time to the first offense and more cost-effective in reducing the frequency of offending for those outcome measures selected. Although the evaluation was conducted using the traditional steps of a cost-effectiveness analysis, because of the complexity of the program and data limitations it was not always possible to adhere to textbook procedures. As such, each step involved in undertaking the cost-effectiveness analysis is discussed, highlighting the key issues faced in the evaluation. © 2004 Sage Publications.

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