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Article: Juvenile Drug Courts and Teen Substance Abuse.(Book review)
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- Social Work
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- January 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 National Association of Social Workers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Juvenile Drug Courts and Teen Substance Abuse. Jeffrey A. Butts and John Roman (Editors). Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press, 2004, 284 pages. ISBN: 0-87766-725-X $29.50 paperback.
This book examines the history and current status of juvenile drug courts. It provides excellent models of successful adult drug courts and a few examples of juvenile drug courts. The book will be helpful to researchers and practitioners who want to expand their knowledge of drug courts. Researchers and practitioners working in the drug court field could benefit immensely from the book because the authors provide areas of needed research and a synopsis of past empirical research. The ...