Adult Drug Courts : Studies Show Courts Reduce Recidivism, but DOJ Could Enhance Future Performance Measure Revision Efforts.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Drug abuse.

Government productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

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Summary:

Report analyzing Department of Justice (DOJ) data on the performance of federally funded adult drug courts and to what extent these data are used in making grant related decisions, examining the effectiveness of adult drug courts in reducing recidivism and substance-abuse relapse rates including the costs and benefits of adult drug courts, and assessing the extent to which DOJ has addressed the GAO recommendations made in 2002 regarding drug court programs.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Feb. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Adult Drug Courts:. 2011 J942-564

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