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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Winter;41(4):565-77.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-565.

An effectiveness trial of contingency management in a felony preadjudication drug court

Douglas B Marlowe  1 , David S Festinger, Karen L Dugosh, Patricia L Arabia, Kimberly C Kirby
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Randomized Controlled Trial

An effectiveness trial of contingency management in a felony preadjudication drug court

Douglas B Marlowe et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2008 Winter.

Abstract

This study evaluated a contingency management (CM) program in a drug court. Gift certificates for compliance were delivered at 4- to 6-week intervals (total value = $390.00). Participants in one condition earned gift certificates that escalated by $5.00 increments. Participants in a second condition began earning higher magnitude gift certificates, and the density of reinforcement was gradually decreased. No main effects of CM were detected, which appears to be attributable to a ceiling effect from the intensive contingencies already delivered in the drug court and the low density of reinforcement. Preplanned interaction analyses suggested that participants with more serious criminal backgrounds might have performed better in the CM conditions. This suggests that CM programs may be best suited for more incorrigible drug offenders.

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Figure 1
Interaction of condition by criminal history on drug-negative urine specimens provided during the first 13 months. Criminal history includes self-reported drug dealing, property offenses, theft offenses, violent offenses, and weapons offenses during the 6 months preceding entry into drug court, regardless of detection by authorities. Interaction effect: p  =  .08.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Interaction of condition by age on phase advancement during the first 13 months. Phase 5  =  graduated. Interaction effect: p < .05.
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