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Abstract: 

The United States’ correctional landscape has changed dramatically with respect to the processing and treatment of the drug-using offender. Of particular note has been the rapid, nationwide proliferation of the “drug court.”All 50 states have implemented drug courts or finalized plans for drug court implementation. In addition, the vast majority of states had drug court programs that had been in operation for at least two years. Within a decade of the founding of the first drug court in Dade County, there were nearly 700 drug court programs in operation, serving approximately 226,000 offenders. Despite the astonishing level of proliferation, much needs to be learned regarding the definition of the drug court process, and, more important, the effectiveness of the drug court model.

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Affiliations:  1: University of Cincinnati; 2: University of Missouri, Kansas City; 3: University of Cincinnati.