RT Article
T1 Drug Court Through the Eyes of Participants
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 30
IS 7
SP 971
OP 989
A1 Witkin, Susan H.
A1 Hays, Scott P.
A2 Hays, Scott P.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1726967913
AB Operating with community support and through partnerships among treatment providers and the criminal justice system, drug courts address substance abuse as a root cause of criminal behaviors. Drug court success depends heavily on implementing the drug court model with fidelity and adhering to widely recognized best practices, in particular, following the “Ten Key Components” of drug court success. This study assesses drug court procedures and practices through the eyes of those who were actively participating in it. Focusing on five rural counties that had recently established drug courts, the study summarizes the results of interviews with 15 drug court participants. Importantly, this study is an evaluation of the operation of the drug courts themselves from the perspective of the participants of these drug courts rather than an evaluation of drug court participant impacts.
K1 Qualitative research
K1 Drug courts
K1 Courts
K1 Drug offenders
K1 Interviews
DO 10.1177/0887403417731802