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| Study: drug courts pay off |
| By Join Together |
| Published: 03/15/2004 |
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A St. Louis, Missouri, study finds that drug courts and addiction treatment are far more cost-effective than probation over the long run, Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly reported March 8. The study by the Institute of Applied Research focused on the city's adult felony drug court. Researchers concluded that drug court costs about $1,449 per offender more up front than probation, but end up saving taxpayers $7,707 within four years of discharge. "The drug-court client pays for his drug-court experience within about 3.5 years by avoiding costs [such as reinvolvement with the criminal-justice system] and paying taxes," said Jeffrey N. Kushner, the city's drug-court administrator. The complete report is available on the Institute of Applied Research website. |
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