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Key Question #9
Is Treatment That Is Mandated By the Criminal Justice System Effective?

Numerous studies have demonstrated that mandated treatment (required as a condition of deferred prosecution, sentence, or other criminal justice disposition) can be as effective as treatment entered into voluntarily.1 Research has shown that combining criminal justice sanctions with drug treatment can be effective in decreasing drug use and related crime.2

1 “Compulsory Treatment of Drug Abuse: Research and Clinical Practice,” National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monograph, Number 86, Pub. No. (ADM) 88-1578, Leukefeld, C.G., and Tims, F.M., eds., Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1988 as cited in “Continuity of Individuals Treatment for Substance Use Disorders From Institution to Community” CSAT’s Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 30, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 98-3245, 1998. http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/BKD308/

2Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/PODAT/PODATIndex.html