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Table 1 Socio-demographic, diagnostic and sentence-related characteristics of DTCV Participants (n = 631)

From: Beyond recidivism: changes in health and social service involvement following exposure to drug treatment court

Variables

DTCV Participants (n = 631)

n (%)

Age at enrolment in years

 Mean (SD)

34.9 (9.0)

Gender

 Men

402 (64)

 Women

229 (36)

Ethnicity

 White

338 (54)

 Aboriginal

204 (33)

 Other

80 (13)

Education level

 Grade 9 or less

94 (15)

 Grade 10/11

261 (43)

 Grade 12

192 (32)

 Vocational /University

60 (10)

Program status (last episode)

 Graduated

152 (24)

 Didn’t graduate

479 (76)

Year of enrolment (first episode)

 Before 2005

245 (39)

 Between 2005 and 2007

230 (36)

 After 2007

156 (25)

Number of admissions

 Single

513 (81)

 Multiple

118 (19)

History of mental disorder (last 5 years)

 No mental disorder

180 (29)

 NSMD only

57 (9)

 SUD only

135 (21)

 Both NSMD & SUD

259 (41)

Number of sentences (last 2 years)

 Mean (SD)

2.7 (4.3)

Number of drug related offences (last 2 years)

 Mean (SD)

1.1 (1.5)

Number of breach offences (last 2 years)

 Mean (SD)

0.7 (1.5)

Number of property offences (last 2 years)

 Mean (SD)

1.1 (2.4)

  1. DTCV Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver, NSMD non-substance related mental disorders, SD standard deviation, SUD substance use disorders