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Real Help for Addicted Offenders – Further Evidence from the Calgary Drug Treatment Court

This Calgary Drug Treatment Court Study of recidivism outcomes compares pre and post convictions of 152 program graduates. The Study showed a 78% reduction in convictions with 70% having no new convictions at 6 years following graduation. A cost analysis is provided showing almost $20 million per year is saved in the cost of stolen goods, and $25 million is avoided in the cost of incarceration, due to the success of these 152 graduates. Further a comparison of graduates’ post program convictions with a comparison group of early non-completers shows that the early non-completers were more than 3 times as likely to commit crime following the program.