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NCJ Number:	164390

Title:	Drug Courts: An Overview of Operational Characteristics and Implementation Issues; Volume I

Author(s):	C S Cooper

Corporate Author:	National Ctr for State Courts United States of America National Consortium of TASC Programs United States of America American University School of Public Affairs Justice Programs Office United States of America

Date Published:	1995

Page Count:	84

Sponsoring Agency:	American University Washington, DC 20016 Bureau of Justice Assistance Washington, DC 20531 National Consortium of TASC Programs National Ctr for State Courts Williamsburg, VA 23185-4147 NCJRS Photocopy Services Rockville, MD 20849-6000

Grant Number:	94-DD-CX-K020

Sale Source:	NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America American University School of Public Affairs Justice Programs Office Brandywine Building, Suite 6C 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20016 United States of America

Document:	PDF

Type:	Survey

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	Based on a survey of 20 drug court programs that have been operational for more than 1 year, this overview focuses on the operational elements currently deemed critical to program effectiveness and the implementation issues that have emerged.

Abstract:	The information presented in this volume was supplied from drug court judges and staff. General background information on the responding drug court programs encompasses the population served and the date the drug court program began, the locus of the program in the judicial process, program goals, types of cases targeted, and categories of defendants targeted. Other background information addresses eligibility criteria, the typical sanction prior to initiation of the drug court program, and a profile of the population served by responding drug court programs. Also included is information on program capacity and enrollment, the case screening process and final determination regarding program eligibility, judicial assignment, resources required for program implementation, and the cost benefits of drug court programs. Other information provided is under the categories of program procedures, methods for maintaining information on drug court participant performance, treatment and rehabilitation services provided to drug court participants, program evaluation/assessment, and program operational/planning issues. Appended general caseflow information on responding jurisdictions, participation requirements of responding programs, and graduation requirements of responding programs

Main Term(s):	Drug Courts

Index Term(s):	Court management; Court personnel; Court procedures

Note:	DCC.



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