Examining specialized drug courts: An evaluation of the Las Vegas Drug Court treatment program

Developed in response to overcrowded jails and backlogged court dockets, drug courts use comprehensive treatment and graduated sanctions to deal with drug offenders. This study evaluates the Las Vegas Drug Court in terms of its effectiveness in reducing recidivism by comparing data for drug court cases with drug cases not processed in the drug court. The results indicate that recidivism rates for drug court participants are significantly higher than for non-drug court participants. These findings suggest that further research should be conducted about the impact and utility of drug courts.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Criminal Justice

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1999

Author dc:creator

• Reese, Erin Nicole

Contributors dc:contributor

• Terance D. Miethe

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/981

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1980