Specifications include, but are not limited to: In year one, the Contractor will develop an evaluation plan and, under the direction and assistance of the drug court database analyst, establish a project timeline and identify an appropriate research methodology and sample of adult drug court dockets in Virginia to be included in the study. The Contractor will conduct descriptive analyses and prepare written documentation of key findings, in year one. In year two, the Contractor will collaborate with the Office of the Executive Secretary to prepare multiple draft reports to the Virginia Drug Treatment Court Advisory and Evaluation Committees on the longitudinal trend analysis and the relationship between and among federal and state policy changes, program outcomes, and compliance with Best Practice Standards. The Contractor will, also, collaborate with the Office of the Executive Secretary to prepare and submit manuscripts for publication by academic journals and conference presentations, as necessary.