Who are they?
Characteristics of drug court participants
education
• 39 percent lack high school diplomas or a GED.
• 27 percent have some college-level education, including an associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
• 25 percent of drug court graduates have returned to school (GED or college).
the graduates
• 53 percent of the Ada County participants who left the program graduated from the program.
• 11 percent of the graduates have been convicted of new crimes.
drug use
• 15.37 years is the average number of years of drug use.
• $129.47 per day is the average daily street value of drugs used.
• $5 to $1,800 was the recorded range of daily street value of drugs used.
• 73.5 percent of drug court participants were charged with possession of amphetamine/methamphetamine.
age and gender
• 31.51 years is the average age of participants.
• 56 is the age of the oldest participant.
• 55 percent of drug court participants are male.
• 45 percent are female.
employment
• 58 percent of participants were unemployed when entering drug court.
• 87 percent of participants gained and maintained employment during drug court.
• $5.12 per hour represents the average hourly wage increase of graduates.
• $12,433.70-per-year average annual wage increase for graduates.
The following data on drug court participants comes from Ada and Twin Falls counties.
Source: Idaho Drug Court Evaluation; Idaho Supreme Court
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