A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Drug Court Cost-Effectiveness

Group: Urban Institute District of Columbia Crime Policy Institute

URL: http://www.dccrimepolicy.org/costbenefitanalysis/images/BAMCBA1-post-copy-edit-6-2-11_3...

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This report is the final report of the first year of DCPI’s efforts to develop a meta-analytic tool to predict the costs and benefits of criminal justice programs implemented in the District. It presents a Bayesian meta-analysis of drug courts and pairs these with nonparametric benefit estimates derived from the Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation and simulation-based costs based on the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program. It provides a detailed methodological discussion and compares a number of commonly used meta-analytic methods, weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each, before presenting a relatively uncommon multilevel model which generalizes these methods. Conclusions discuss methodological and policy implications.

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cost-benefit, meta-analysis, drug courts, drug court, cost-effectiveness, treatment court, treatment programs

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