Article: Researcher says drug courts help reduce criminal activity.(Nation)

Drug courts reduce drug arrests and criminal activity, says a researcher who has been tracking the fledgling system that diverts nonviolent drug offenders into treatment instead of prison.

However, less is known about the impact drug courts have on drug use or employment by people once they leave the program, said Steven Belenko of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. Drug courts are moving the criminal-justice system toward a more rehabilitative mode, Mr. Belenko said yesterday from New Orleans, where he released his third review of the drug-court system at a National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) ...

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