Perceptions of crime and anti-social behaviour

AuthorChris Fox
DOI10.1177/02645505100570030909
Published date01 September 2010
Date01 September 2010
Subject MatterArticles
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participated in the baseline interviews. The economic analysis drew on costs of drug
treatment from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) and data
collected in the DTORS survey. Unit costs of crime previously estimated by the Home
Office were used to calculate costs of offending; other unit costs were estimated from
published literature and databases. No comparator group was available and
therefore costs were calculated for the treatment group and estimated for a
constructed group based on what might have happened in the absence of structured
drug treatment. The authors summarize their key findings as follows:
Overall, the net benefits of structured drug treatment were estimated to be positive,
both overall and at the individual level in around 80 per cent of cases, with a
benefit-cost ratio of approximately 2.5:1. Small sample size prevented the estimation
of robust net benefits for sample subgroups. However, the results are broadly gener-
alisable to the population of people seeking structured drug treatment in England and
Wales. (Davies et al., 2009: unnumbered pages)
The four reports are:
Barnard, M., Webster, S., O’Connor, W., Jones, A. and Donmall, M. (2009)
The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study: Qualitative Study. London: Home
Office
Donmall, M., A. Jones, L. Davies and M. Barnard (2009) Summary of Key Find-
ings from the Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS). London: Home
Office.
Davies, L., A. Jones, G. Vamvakas, R. Dubourg and M. Donmall (2009) The Drug
Treatment Outcomes Research Study: Cost Effectiveness Analysis. London: Home
Office.
Jones, A., M. Donmall, T. Millar, A. Moody, S. Weston, T. Anderson, M. Gittins,
V. Abeywardana and J. D’Souza (2009) The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research
Study: Final Outcomes Report. London: Home Office.
Chris Fox
Manchester Metropolitan University
Perceptions of crime and anti-social behaviour
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