Drug courts and the Following of the Federal Guidelines

<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>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Criminal Justice

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Souza, Charles James

Contributors dc:contributor

• <p>Dr. Jennifer Hartsfield, Chair</p> <p>Dr. Mia Ortiz, Member</p> <p>Dr. Emily Brissette, Member</p>

• 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

Repository record dc:identifier

https://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/87

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vc.bridgew.edu:theses-1087