An evaluation of the Compulsory Drug Treatment Program (CDTP)

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Author	Joula Dekker, Kate O’Brien and Nadine Smith
Published	January 2010
Report Type	Legislative Evaluation No. 20
Subject	Drugs and Drug Courts; Offenders; Recidivism / Re-offending; Evaluation reports
Keywords	Compulsory Drug Treatment Program, drug dependency, re-offending, rehabilitation, drug-related offending, legislative evaluation

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The current evaluation focuses on assessing the impact of the CDTP (Compulsory Drug Treatment Program) on the health and wellbeing of participants, measuring changes in perceived coercion, affective reactions, treatment readiness and therapeutic alliance, gauging participant satisfaction with various aspects of the program, and monitoring participants’ drug use whilst on the program.