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This article presents a review of recent research on the effectiveness of major substance abuse treatment interventions used at different possible linkage points during criminal justice case processing, including diversion, jail, prison, and community supervision.
15 lut 2023 · The treatment of PAS use among individuals involved in the criminal justice system has shown that individuals who used cannabis have higher rates of program completion (24.3%), followed by individuals involved in cocaine use (16.2%), when they undergo residential treatment programs .
10 mar 2023 · When prosecutors approached a first-time drug offender who had sold a little over half a kilogram of marijuana, they offered him a deal: plead guilty to fifteen years, or take the case to trial and risk worse. 1 They “stacked” twenty charges against him to maximize his sentence. 2 Each additional charge under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) imposes a ...
Specifically, we describe racial differences in the characteristics of offenders, charge, drug of choice, severity of drug problem, and reentry opportunities that were mandated or referred by probation or parole, and consider their implications for criminal justice reforms.
"Some negative consequences of criminal justice involvement may be avoided by police not recommending charges for simple possession. However, we found that more than two-thirds of PWUD [People Who Use Drugs] who were interviewed in 2009–2012 obtained more drugs immediately after police seized their drugs.
31 sty 2017 · Abstract. This study presents a systematic review of research using social network analysis to document the structure of organized crime groups involved in drug trafficking. Our first objective is to determine whether the balance of evidence supports the argument that organized crime groups are loosely structured.
Drug arrests and incarcerations have deep and lasting consequences for the health and well-being of people involved in the criminal justice system as well as their families and communities. Two issues are at stake: law enforcement practices and opportunities for treatment.
