Anchorage Wellness Court Evaluation
| Principal investigator(s): |
Robert H. Langworthy Alan R. McKelvie |
| Research partners: |
Alaska Judicial Council Urban Institute |
| Project dates: |
2003-2007 |
| JC#: |
0404 |
| Funding agency: |
National Institute of Justice |
| Affected agency/area: |
Anchorage Wellness Court (Anchorage Municipal Wellness Court and Anchorage State Wellness Court, Alaska Court System) |
| Project amount: |
$633,880 |
| Project status: |
In progress |
| See also: | |
| > Alaska
Court System > Therapeutic justice & problem-solving courts |
The Anchorage Wellness Court Evaluation is a collaborative project between the UAA Justice Center, the Alaska Judicial Council, and the Urban Institute to (1) assess the outcomes of the Wellness Court program, including reductions in criminal recidivism and alcohol abuse and improvements in defendant quality of life and productivity; (2) to establish the costs and benefits of the Wellness Court program; (3) to assess the transferability of the Wellness Court model to other organizations and locales; and (4) to provide policymakers, legislators, courts, and academics with information on the application of drug court models to defendants with alcohol abuse programs. The Justice Center is responsible for overall project management and the outcome evaluation; the Alaska Judicial Council for the transferability analysis; and the Urban Institute for the costs and benefits analysis.
Related
Alaska Court System. (23 Feb 2005). "Anchorage Wellness Court." At Alaska Court System web site. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Court System. (Accessed 17 June 2005.)