RT Article
T1 In or out: the drug court dilemma
JF Criminology, criminal justice, law & society
VO 17
IS 2
SP 34
OP 45
A1 Fulkerson, Andrew
A2 Keena, Linda Denise
A2 Longmanc, Anthony
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1580346804
AB The drug court was developed as a response to the ineffectiveness of the traditional criminal justice response to addiction. Drug courts are limited in resources and placement opportunities for offenders. Accordingly, the issue of who is placed in the drug court program and why they are so placed is a critical factor in the effective utilization of drug court resources. This paper is a qualitative study of the perceptions of the drug court offenders related to their reasons for entering the program and whether this was the proper program for the needs of the offender and the community. Rehabilitation and avoiding prison are the primary reasons offered by participants for entering the drug court. The study suggests that drug court staff provide better information as to risks and rewards of drug court participation than do defense attorneys.
K1 Drug court
K1 Restorative justice
K1 Qualitative research
K1 Treatment motivation
K1 Drug court and advice of counsel