Reinventing Justice: The American Drug Court Movement
- ISBN-10
- 0691114757
- ISBN-13
- 9780691114750
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-01-26
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- James L. Nolan Jr.
Description
The findings reported in this book are based upon ethnographic observations of drug courts throughout the United States and provide a glimpse into the unique character of the American drug court model, considering the qualities and consequences of this form of criminal adjudication.
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