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Development and Implementation of Drug Court Systems
Publication year:
1999
| Cataloged on:
Feb. 16, 2010
ANNOTATION: During the past decade, 140,000 drug-using offenders have been under drug court supervision with 71% either successfully completing or currently participating in court-mandated, comprehensive treatment programs. Research shows that drug courts are more successful than any other type of community supervision in closely monitoring drug offenders in the community. This document describes: the need for drug offenders in the community. This document describes: the need for drug court systems; mission statement and 10 key components of drug court systems; benefits; challenges to development; finding resources; examples from the field; and, a national strategy for drug court systems.