About the Editors

Jeffrey A. Butts is director of the Urban Institute's Program on Youth Justice and a senior research associate in the Justice Policy Center. In addition to the National Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts, he has directed Urban Institute projects on teen courts and the methods used to forecast bed space in juvenile detention and corrections facilities. He is currently directing the national evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's "Reclaiming Futures" program, an effort to improve the coordination of services for drug-involved juvenile offenders. Before joining the Urban Institute in 1997, Dr. Butts was a senior research associate at the National Center for Juvenile Justice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

John Roman is a senior research associate in the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center, where his work focuses on evaluating innovative criminal justice policies and programs. He was the principal investigator for a national study of drug court recidivism rates, and has worked on a number of evaluations of drug treatment courts throughout the United States. Mr. Roman recently prepared a systematic review of existing drug court research for the Campbell Collaboration's Crime and Justice Group, and he has participated in developing curricula for the National Drug Court Institute's research and evaluation workshops.

About the Contributors

Christine DeStefano is a research associate in the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center and has been involved in research on substance abuse treatment for offenders since 1996. She has experience in large-scale studies, including experimental and quasi-experimental design. Her current research focuses on assessing how enhanced judicial oversight of felony domestic violence cases reduces recidivism, increases the defendant's and the criminal justice system's accountability, and enhances victim safety.

Adele V.Harrell is a principal research associate at the Urban Institute and was the founding director of the Justice Policy Center. She has been actively engaged in research on the criminal justice system and drug abuse treatment since 1975. Her recent studies have included an evaluation of the Brooklyn Treatment Court services for female offenders, an evaluation of the "Breaking the Cycle" program that links the court process with treatment services for drug-involved defendants, a five-year experimental evaluation of the Washington, D.C., drug court, and an experimental evaluation of Children at Risk, a comprehensive drug prevention program for youth.

Cynthia Mamalian is an independent consultant to the Urban Institute and other criminal justice and victim service agencies in the Washington, D.C., area. Her primary research interests include domestic violence and child abuse and neglect. Before consulting, Dr. Mamalian worked as a senior analyst and social science analyst for five years for the Office of Research and Evaluation at the National Institute of Justice within the U.S. Department of Justice. She also previously served as associate director for the Center for Crime Prevention Studies at Rutgers University.

Daniel P. Mears is a senior research associate in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. He has conducted research on a range of juvenile and criminal justice issues, including screening and assessment, sentencing, drug treatment, mental health treatment, immigration and crime, and prison programming. His current research focuses on juvenile justice, drug treatment, domestic violence, and prevention and early intervention programming targeting youths with mental health, substance abuse, and other needs. Before joining the Urban Institute in 2001, he was a post-doctoral research fellow with the Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research at the University of Texas at Austin.

Alison S. Rebeck is a research analyst at MDRC and is currently evaluating school-based interventions in low-income communities. Before joining MDRC, Alison was a research assistant at the Urban Institute, where she conducted research on juvenile justice and drug treatment issues. She previously worked at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City.

Shelli Balter Rossman is a senior research associate in the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center, focusing on community-based services related to public health and safety issues. Over the past decade, she has directed several research projects that emphasize integrated services for juvenile and adult offenders as well as other high-risk populations. She was the principal investigator for the Opportunity to Succeed project, funded in California, Florida, Missouri, and New York by the National Institute of Justice and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Ms. Rossman is currently principal investigator for the National Evaluation of Drug Courts, which is funded by the National Institute of Justice.

Ruth White is a research associate at ETR Associates in San Francisco. Previously, she was a research associate in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Her interests include community policing, survey research, and geographical analyses of crime data.

Janine M. Zweig is a senior research associate in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Her research and evaluation experience includes quantitative and qualitative methodologies, longitudinal studies, and multisite evaluations. Her work often addresses issues relating to vulnerable populations, intimate partner violence, sexual victimization, substance use, sexuality development, and adolescent and young adult development. Before joining the Urban Institute, Dr. Zweig conducted reviews of programs targeting high-risk youth funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

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