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Painting the Current Picture: A National Report on Drug Courts and Other Problem-Solving Court Programs in the United States

November 2, 2011 Comments off

Painting the Current Picture: A National Report on Drug Courts and Other Problem-Solving Court Programs in the United States (PDF)
Source: National Drug Court Institute

This document is a national report on Drug Court and other Problem-Solving Court activity in every state, commonwealth, territory and district in the United States as of December 31, 2009 (Part I) and as of December 31, 2008 (Part II).

Report Highlights
Specific to this volume and in addition to reporting on the aggregate number and types of operational Drug Courts and other Problem-Solving Court programs throughout the United States, a major section of this report is dedicated to recent research findings related to the most prevalent Drug Court models. Additionally, sections are dedicated to analyses of national survey data on Drug Court capacity; drug-of-choice trends among Drug Court participants in rural, suburban and urban areas; average graduation rates; participation costs; state Drug Court authorization legislation and funding appropriations; and international Drug Court activity. Finally, this year’s report provides first-ever national demographic data on racial and ethnic minority representation among Drug Court participants.

Categories: drugs, legal and law enforcement, National Drug Court Institute, social and cultural issues
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