Long-term effects of participation in the Baltimore City drug treatment court: Results from an experimental study

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-98

  Gottfredson, Denise C ^a   Najaka, Stacy S ^a   Kearley, Brook W ^a   Rocha, Carlos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug treatment courts; Randomized experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746902366     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-005-5128-8     Document Type: Article

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