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.

Reports

Research partners

Dosik, Susie Mason. (Sep 2008). Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council.

———. (Sep 2008). Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model: Executive Summary. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council.

Roman, John; Chalfin, Aaron; Reid, Jay; and Reid, Shannon. (Jul 2008). Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Anchorage Wellness Court. Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Articles

Everett, Ronald S. (Spring 2009). "Anchorage Wellness Court: Challenges." Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 1, 5–9.