Accreditation is Key to Creating the Next Generation of Drug Courts
Author: John Roman.
Source: Volume 04, Number 06, November/December 2004 , pp.81-83(3)

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Abstract:
Controversy continues about the effectiveness of drug courts. In the midst of this debate, and faced with limited funding, drug courts are caught in a vicious cycle, pitting self-promotion against the need for rigorous research that will lead to better interventions. Although it is fair to denounce the lamentable state of drug court research, criticisms of drug-court self-promotion serve no purpose. A better approach is to free drug courts from the burdens of research while providing an objective means of measuring their effectiveness. According to this author, the solution is accreditation.Keywords: certification
Affiliations:
1: Urban Institute.