Drug courts: Conceptual foundation, empirical findings, and policy implications

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-167

  Stinchcomb, Jeanne B ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77949451574     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687630802286901     Document Type: Article

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