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PowerPointPresentation	December 2003
Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA): Treatment and Supervision Polly Phipps, Bill Luchansky
The 1999 Legislature directed the Institute to evaluate DOSA, a drug treatment alternative for felony drug and property offenders who receive a prison sentence. In this presentation to the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, we examine how DOSA has been implemented. Are DOSA offenders: (1) receiving and completing treatment?, and (2) held accountable for behavior that violates DOSA sentence conditions through sanctions and revocations? The final DOSA report, due to the Legislature in December 2004, focuses on criminal recidivism and cost-effectiveness, using a pre-post study design with a treatment and comparison group. *Document ID: (03-12-1901)*

Keywords: adult crime, adult offenders, chemical dependency, criminal justice, drug addiction, felon, felonies, felony, guidelines, sentences, sentencing alternatives, sentencing laws, prison, sentencing options, sentencing guidelines, drugs, DOSA, drug offender sentencing alternative, drug treatment, property offenders, SGC, Sentencing Guidelines Commission