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DRUG ABUSE AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - A SUMMARY REPORT

NCJ Number
16569
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1974
Length
34 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF A SURVEY OF DRUG ABUSE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING THEM IN ORDER TO DISSEMINATE THOSE WHICH PROVIDE MODELS OF OUTSTANDING PRACTICES.
Abstract
THE FIRST SECTION DESCRIBES THE SURVEY AND ITS METHODOLOGY. IT ALSO DESCRIBES NINE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS THAT WERE OBSERVED AND THAT WERE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION. THE SECOND SECTION DISCUSSES STRATEGIES THAT WERE OBSERVED TO BE EFFECTIVE, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN GENERALIZED TERMS, PRESENTING MODEL APPROACHES FOR DIVERSION, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION.