The DCC Research Project seeks to understand and develop evidence-based research on the ways in which health and the social determinants of health, such as housing and employment, are addressed by the DCC.
The DCC is a purpose-built court that aims to tackle the underlying causes that lead to or are consequences of criminal offences fueled by problematic substance use, poverty, mental illness, poor health, insecure housing, discrimination and rights abuses, as well as fractured social and familial networks.
The DCC has been examined in terms of procedural efficiency (case processing speed) and effects on recidivism (rates in reoffending among offenders). Yet, an examination of court and individual level data to determine the extent to which the DCC contributed to improved health and wellbeing of individuals and affected communities so far are anecdotal. The consequences of overlooking these may hinder comprehensive responses to address the underlying causes that lead to or are consequences of criminal offences associated with problematic substance use, poverty and mental illness.
The DCC is a purpose-built court that aims to tackle the underlying causes that lead to or are consequences of criminal offences fueled by problematic substance use, poverty, mental illness, poor health, insecure housing, discrimination and rights abuses, as well as fractured social and familial networks.
The DCC has been examined in terms of procedural efficiency (case processing speed) and effects on recidivism (rates in reoffending among offenders). Yet, an examination of court and individual level data to determine the extent to which the DCC contributed to improved health and wellbeing of individuals and affected communities so far are anecdotal. The consequences of overlooking these may hinder comprehensive responses to address the underlying causes that lead to or are consequences of criminal offences associated with problematic substance use, poverty and mental illness.