Success of drug court programs: Examination of the perceptions of drug court personnel

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-342

  Nored, Lisa S ^a   Carlan, Philip E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime control policy; Drug courts; Drug offenders; Drug treatment; Implementation; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549112288     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016808322050     Document Type: Article

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