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> Anchorage Wellness
Court Evaluation |
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| 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 |
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Anchorage Wellness
Court is a therapeutic court intended to assist alcoholic offenders
who have committed misdemeanor offenses and who want to overcome their alcoholic
addiction. Eligible defendants who opt-in to the program agree to follow
the Wellness Court Treatment Plan, which includes specific treatment measures,
regular appearances before theWellness Court judge, monitoring for continued
sobriety over an 18-month period, employment and/or school attendance, and
other requirements aimed at helping the offender to overcome alcohol addiction
and avoid reoffending. Wellness Court raduates generally receive reduced
sentences and thus minimize jail time on their current case.
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.
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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.)
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