Defining Drug Courts
Defining Drug Courts

Author: National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Drug Court Standards Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Adult Drug Courts
Adult Drug Courts

Author: Joan B. Calahan

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers

Published: 2013-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781624171635

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Drug court programs were established beginning in the late 1980s as a local response to increasing numbers of drug-related cases and expanding jail and prison populations nationwide. A drug court is a specialized court-based program that targets criminal offenders who have alcohol and other drug addiction and dependency problems. Drug courts have implemented deferred prosecution or post-adjudication case-processing approaches, or have blended both in their organizational structures. In drug courts, using deferred prosecution, defendants waive rights to a trial and enter a treatment program shortly after being charged; those who subsequently fail to complete the treatment program have their charges adjudicated, while those who complete the program are not prosecuted further. This book provides an overview and assessment of the adult drug court system, with a focus on the rate of recidivism and performance measure revision efforts.

Drug Court Justice
Drug Court Justice

Author: Kevin Whiteacre

Publisher: Drug Court Justice

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781433100567

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This book is an exploratory study of a juvenile drug treatment court in the Midwest. Based on observations and interviews the author conducted while serving as the contracted program evaluator, the book investigates how denial, surveillance, coercion, accountability, and definitions of success operate and interact in the Juvenile Drug Court environment and intertwine with institutional needs and authority structures. The book's findings suggest that some drug court practices may expose participants to potential harms that until now have been largely ignored in studies of drug courts. Drug Court Justice concludes with suggestions for reducing the potential harms of juvenile drug courts.

Juvenile Drug Courts and Teen Substance Abuse
Juvenile Drug Courts and Teen Substance Abuse

Author: Jeffrey A. Butts

Publisher: The Urban Insitute

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780877667254

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This book examines the ideas behind juvenile drug courts and explores their history and popularity. The collection assesses the evidence supporting juvenile drug courts and guides the next generation of evaluation research.