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Drug Courts in Operation: Current Research James Joseph Hennessy 1st edition
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Drug Courts in Operation: Current Research
James Joseph Hennessy
Examine an innovative strategy for fighting the war on drugs!Drug Courts in Operation: Current Research provides an in-depth look at an increasingly utilized approach to rehabilitating substance abusers. Drug courts offer their participants a chance to better themselves by providing support and structure to those that do not have it in their life, offering substance abusers a chance to participate in rehabilitation in lieu of incarceration. This insightful book examines the history of drug courts as a principal treatment alternative to incarceration, outlines the risk factors of children living with drug-addicted parents, and introduces a program to help strengthen families.The book delivers vital information on:
- introducing programs to help prevent narcotic use by children with drug-addicted parents
- the need for cultural- and gender-specific treatment plans, especially in the treatment of women and African-American males
- treatment dosage effects
- the importance of length of participation to outcomes
- focus groups designed to help drug court participants with their employment needs
- predictors of engagement in court-mandated treatment programs
- how legal coercion of high-risk patients via the threat of incarceration motivates participants to succeed
144 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 23, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780789016959 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Pages | 144 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 10 mm · 270 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Hennessy, James J. |
| Editor | Pallone, Nathaniel J. |
