Title: Drug Courts and the Criminal Justice System
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."--
Subjects: Criminal justice, administration of, Drugs, law and legislation, Drug courts, Administration of Criminal justice