Project Description: NPC provided the State of Minnesota with professional and technical services to develop a comprehensive approach to evaluate Minnesota DWI Courts, then conduct the evaluation, and submit a comprehensive report that presents the findings of the evaluation. The evaluation consisted of process assessment relating Minnesota’s DWI court practices to drug court best practices, as well as outcome and cost evaluations to provide detailed information about the effectiveness of Minnesota’s DWI Courts in decreasing DWI recidivism and producing cost savings.
Funding Source: State of Minnesota, Commissioner of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety
Start Date: November 2011
NPC Project Team
Principal Investigator
Project Director
Paige Harrison, Ph.D.
Project Coordinators
Cost Analyst