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  • 018981

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  • Published 2003.
  • 35 pages.

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Opportunities and Barriers in Probation Reform: A Case Study of Drug Testing and Sanctions

Publication year: 2003 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Case study results regarding the effectiveness of testing-and-sanctions programs or coerced abstinence for drug abuse by probationers are presented. This report has the following sections: executive summary; introduction; Los Angeles County; San Diego County; Santa Cruz County; conclusions and recommendations. While coerced abstinence could be a highly useful tool to manage probationers who abuse drugs, none of the counties studied "could reasonably be expected to make a major impact in the overall problem of illicit drug use among probationers" (p. 32).
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