Drug Courts and the Criminal Justice System
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781626376977
Subjects: Criminal justice, administration of; Drugs, law and legislation
Description: "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...[analyze] just how drug courts work, systematically examining the model and exploring its broader significance."--