The early drug courts
Subtitle: case studies in judicial innovation
By: W. Clinton Terry, III, editor.
Contributors: Terry, W. Clinton.
Series: Drugs, health, and social policy series ;; 7
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Drug courts -- United States; Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Law and legislation -- United States
Description: "This volume focuses on five case studies in judicial innovation - the dedicated drug treatment courts in Miami, Oakland, Ft. Lauderdale, Portland, and Phoenix. Each case is presented in a chapter written by a local expert and reflects prime examples of dedicated drug treatment courts. With approximately one billion dollars in federal monies earmarked for the creation of drug courts, this book offers a road map to the effective utilization of those funds."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Judicial change and dedicated treatment courts : case studies in innovation / W. Clinton Terry, III; title: The origin of the treatment drug court in Miami / John S. Goldkamp; title: From treatment to justice in Oakland, California / Brooke Bedrick and Jerome H. Skolnick; title: Broward County's Dedicated Drug Treatment Court : from postadjudication to diversion / W. Clinton Terry, III; title: Diverting drug offenders to treatment courts : the Portland experience / Steven Belenko; title: Experimenting with the drug court model : implementation and change in Maricopa County, Arizona / Elizabeth Piper Deschenes and Rebecca D. Petersen; title: Challenges for research and innovation : when is a drug court not a drug court? / John Goldkamp.