RD58 - 2008 Annual Report on Program Evaluation of Virginia’s Drug Treatment Courts


Executive Summary:
The Virginia Drug Treatment Court Act (Code of Virginia §18.2-254.1; see Appendix A) directs the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia (OES), in consultation with the state drug treatment court advisory committee, to develop a statewide evaluation model and conduct ongoing evaluations of the effectiveness and efficiency of all local drug treatment courts. The Act further directs the OES to provide the General Assembly with a report of these evaluations each year. This report is prepared for the 2009 General Assembly to fulfill this reporting mandate.