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Combining Drug Court with Adolescent Residential Treatment: Lessons from Juvenile and Adult Programs
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Direct linkMacMaster, Samuel A.; Ellis, Rodney A.; Holmes, Tammy – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2005
Drug courts have been recognized and empirically supported as an effective means of reducing recidivism and use of substances for both juveniles and adults. The paper reports the results of an outcome evaluation of a juvenile drug court in the Upper Cumberland area of Middle Tennessee. As with previous studies, the program showed impressive…
Descriptors: Housing Needs, Substance Abuse, Courts, Adult Programs
