Drug Courts in Operation

<p>Examine an innovative strategy for fighting the war on drugs!Drug Courts in Operation: Current Research provides an in-depth look at an increasingly utilized approach to rehabilitating substance abusers. Drug courts offer their participants a chance to better themselves by providing support and structure to those that do not have it in their life offering substance abusers a chance to participate in rehabilitation in lieu of incarceration. This insightful book examines the history of drug courts as a principal treatment alternative to incarceration outlines the risk factors of children living with drug-addicted parents and introduces a program to help strengthen families.The book delivers vital information on:</p><ul> <li> introducing programs to help prevent narcotic use by children with drug-addicted parents </li> <li> the need for cultural- and gender-specific treatment plans especially in the treatment of women and African-American males </li> <li> treatment dosage effects </li> <li> the importance of length of participation to outcomes </li> <li> focus groups designed to help drug court participants with their employment needs </li> <li> predictors of engagement in court-mandated treatment programs </li> <li> how legal coercion of high-risk patients via the threat of incarceration motivates participants to succeed</li> </ul>