RESEARCH RESULTS

Technical Reports

Oct 18, 2007 HIDTA Technical Report Sep 31, 2004 HIDTA Technical Report May 31, 2002 Technical Report 2001 Quantitative Report Presentation 1997 HIDTA Technical Report

The Washington Baltimore HIDTA Treatment/Criminal Justice Initiative has completed several evaluation reports through a subcontractor, the Institutefor Behavior and Health (IBH, Inc.).These comprehensive reports are just one way of measuring program performance, effectiveness, and efficiency, among the many other performance measurement protocols that the Treatment/Criminal Justice Program employs.

Listed above (to the right) are the reports completed for the program thus far.

• Technical Report 1997 – completed in 2000 for the 1997 and 1998 cohort of HIDTA assisted individuals.
• Technical Report 5-31-2002 - completed for the year 2000 cohort of HIDTA assisted individuals.
• Technical Report 8-31-2004 - completed for the year 2001 cohort of HIDTA assisted individuals.
• The 2004 Qualitative Study of the Effects of HIDTA-funded Substance Abuse Treatment for Calendar year 2001 10-12-2005.
• 2001 Quantitative Report Presentation - completed for CY 2001 cohort of HIDTA assisted individuals.
• Technical Report 10-18-2007 – completed for the 2002 and 2003 cohort of HIDTA assisted individuals.

Presently the program is working on a quantitative evaluation for 2004, 2005, and 2006 cohort of HIDTA assisted individuals.

The program has also completed seven modified Cost Benefit Analyses of Treatment/Criminal Justice initiatives in the District of Columbia; the cities of Arlington, Fairfax and Alexandria, Virginia; Prince George's County, Charles County, and Baltimore County, Maryland.  

The program will continue to do program reviews of HIDTA funded Treatment/Criminal Justice initiatives.  These reviews will continue to assess the progress of the initiative towards performance targets and provide technical assistance when necessary.