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Drug Courts and the Criminal Justice System / ed. by Shelley Johnson Listwan, Deborah Koetzle.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (227 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626377332
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/02770269 23
LOC classification:
  • KF3890 .D7757 2018eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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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
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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781626377332

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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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