Reinventing Justice: The American Drug Court Movement

by James L. Nolan Jr.

Book Overview

Drug courts offer radically new ways to deal with the legal and social problems presented by repeat drug offenders, often dismissing criminal charges as an incentive for participation in therapeutic programs. Since the first drug court opened in 1989 in Florida, close to 600 have been established throughout the United States. Although some observers have questioned their efficacy, no one until now has constructed an overall picture of the drug...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691114757
• ISBN13: 9780691114750
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"