Drug courts and the criminal justice system / Deborah Koetzle & Shelley Johnson Listwan, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koetzle, Deborah, 1970- editor.

Listwan, Shelley Johnson, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drug courts--United States.

Drug courts.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2018.

Summary:

Drug courts—a rare success story in the criminal justice system—are generally credited with reducing recidivism and providing a lower-cost alternative to incarceration. They have also spawned the development of other specialty courts. The authors of Drug Courts and the Criminal Justice System provide a comprehensive analysis of just how drug courts work, systematically examining the model and exploring its broader significance.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

1 The Drug Court Movement

2 The Development and Evolution of Drug Courts

3 The Theoretical Foundations of Drug Courts

4 Ethical and Legal Considerations

5 Juvenile Drug Courts

6 The Impact of the Judge

7 The Drug Court Team

8 The Importance of Evidence-Based Treatment

9 Implementation and Evaluation Challenges

10 The Effectiveness of the Drug Court Model

11 Where Do We Go from Here?

References

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78785-158-3

1-62637-733-2

OCLC:

1312725742