During the 1980’s, drug offense were running high within the United States. The court system along with the police and other fields were forced to form other methods of dealing with offenders who have a substance abuse problem. In 1989, the first drug court in the United States was formed in the state if Florida. The idea was to create a therapeutic method to help those who are committing non-violent criminal acts due to their addiction. The goal of drug court was to get offenders the treatment they needed so they would not resort to criminal activity. Drug court personal came up with a guideline based on the principles therapeutic jurisprudence called the \"10 Key Components\". This research measures how closely drug courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts follow the 10 Key Components and how this relates to the drug court effectiveness.
","abstract_html":"<p>During the 1980’s, drug offense were running high within the United States. The court system along with the police and other fields were forced to form other methods of dealing with offenders who have a substance abuse problem. In 1989, the first drug court in the United States was formed in the state if Florida. The idea was to create a therapeutic method to help those who are committing non-violent criminal acts due to their addiction. The goal of drug court was to get offenders the treatment they needed so they would not resort to criminal activity. Drug court personal came up with a guideline based on the principles therapeutic jurisprudence called the "10 Key Components". This research measures how closely drug courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts follow the 10 Key Components and how this relates to the drug court effectiveness.</p>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Souza, Charles James"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Science in Criminal Justice","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Criminal Justice","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield, Chair
Dr. Mia Ortiz, Member
Dr. Emily Brissette, Member
"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2020,"date_issued":"2020-05-01T07:00:00Z","date_published":"2020-05-01T07:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:22:00Z","subjects":["Chemicals and Drugs","Civil Procedure","Courts","Criminal Law","Jurisprudence","State and Local Government Law","Massachusetts","United States","America","Florida","Therapeutic jurisprudence","Substance abuse","Criminal courts","Criminal procedures","Drugs"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/87","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield, Chair
Dr. Mia Ortiz, Member
Dr. Emily Brissette, Member
"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Souza, Charles James"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2021-11-22T08:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Criminal Justice"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science in Criminal Justice"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Chemicals and Drugs","Civil Procedure","Courts","Criminal Law","Jurisprudence","State and Local Government Law","Massachusetts","United States","America","Florida","Therapeutic jurisprudence","Substance abuse","Criminal courts","Criminal procedures","Drugs"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/87"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["During the 1980’s, drug offense were running high within the United States. The court system along with the police and other fields were forced to form other methods of dealing with offenders who have a substance abuse problem. In 1989, the first drug court in the United States was formed in the state if Florida. The idea was to create a therapeutic method to help those who are committing non-violent criminal acts due to their addiction. The goal of drug court was to get offenders the treatment they needed so they would not resort to criminal activity. Drug court personal came up with a guideline based on the principles therapeutic jurisprudence called the \"10 Key Components\". This research measures how closely drug courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts follow the 10 Key Components and how this relates to the drug court effectiveness.
"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Drug courts and the Following of the Federal Guidelines"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield, Chair
Dr. Mia Ortiz, Member
Dr. Emily Brissette, Member
"],"dc:creator":["Souza, Charles James"],"dc:date.available":["2021-11-22T08:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["During the 1980’s, drug offense were running high within the United States. The court system along with the police and other fields were forced to form other methods of dealing with offenders who have a substance abuse problem. In 1989, the first drug court in the United States was formed in the state if Florida. The idea was to create a therapeutic method to help those who are committing non-violent criminal acts due to their addiction. The goal of drug court was to get offenders the treatment they needed so they would not resort to criminal activity. Drug court personal came up with a guideline based on the principles therapeutic jurisprudence called the \"10 Key Components\". This research measures how closely drug courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts follow the 10 Key Components and how this relates to the drug court effectiveness.
"],"dc:identifier":["https://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/87"],"dc:subject":["Chemicals and Drugs","Civil Procedure","Courts","Criminal Law","Jurisprudence","State and Local Government Law","Massachusetts","United States","America","Florida","Therapeutic jurisprudence","Substance abuse","Criminal courts","Criminal procedures","Drugs"],"dc:title":["Drug courts and the Following of the Federal Guidelines"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Criminal Justice"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Science in Criminal Justice"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:22:00Z"}