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Many Drug Courts’ Clients Fail to Take Advantage of Opportunity to Expunge Their Records  


Author:  Denis Foley.


Source: Volume 11, Number 03, Summer 2007 , pp.61-62(2)




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Abstract: 

Many drug courts use a diversionary model in which defendants who complete the requirements of the program can avoid formal prosecution and conviction. Some courts afford defendants the opportunity to expunge their drug related arrest completely, which may be an incentive to enter and complete treatment. This article discusses clients’ failure to act on this opportunity: “Expungement of Arrest Records in Drug Court: Do Clients Know What They’re Missing?” by David S. Festinger, David S. DeMatteo, Douglas B. Marlowe, and Patricia A. Lee 5(1) Drug Court Review 1 (2005);

Keywords: Drug Court Review;

Affiliations:  1: Editor.

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