The Early Drug Courts: Case Studies in Judicial Innovation / Edition 1

by W. Clinton Terry

Overview

A natural companion to the recently published Drug Control and the Courts (SAGE 1996), this accessible volume focuses on five case studies in judicial innovation - the dedicated drug treatment courts in Miami, Oakland, Fort Lauderdale, Portland and Phoenix. Each case is presented in a chapter written by a local expert to describe and evaluate five prime examples of dedicated drug treatment courts. These chapters are written to a common outline and each discuss the following points: community demographics; structural organization of the court; court caseloads, including drug cases; successes and failures of initial goals and objectives and subsequent adaptations; and measures of long-term successes and failures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761907244
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/31/1999
Series:	Drugs, Health, and Social Policy Series , #7
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

I am an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Policy and Management at Florida International University. I received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and was a DAAD Fellow at the University of Goettingen in Goettingen, Germany. I have taught criminology and criminal justice at the California State University at Fresno, the University of Florida, and at Florida International University. My interests are in criminology/criminal justice. My career began with police studies, particularly within the broader area of police organization and behavior as a reflection of broader socio—economic and historical trends. I have also done extensive work in the area of court specialization, specifically within the area of drug courts.

Table of Contents

Judicial Change and Dedicated Treatment Courts - W Clinton Terry III
Case Studies in Innovation
The Origin of the Treatment Drug Court in Miami - John S Goldkamp
From 'Treatment' to 'Justice' in Oakland, California - Brooke Bedrick and Jerome H Skolnick
Broward County's Dedicated Drug Treatment Court - W Clinton Terry III
From Postajudication to Diversion
Diverting Drug Offenders to Treatment Courts - Steve Belenko
The Portland Experience
Experimenting with the Drug Court Model - Elizabeth Piper Deschenes and Rebecca D Peterson
Implementation and Change in Maricopa County, Arizona
Challenges for Research and Innovation - John S Goldkamp
When Is a Drug Court Not a Drug Court?

Editorial Reviews

Scholars of criminal justice analyze courts dedicated to drug cases in Miami, Oakland, Fort Lauderdale, Portland, and Phoenix. They describe how they differ from other courts by the focus on treatment rather than punishment; the nontraditional, collaborative approach to drug treatment; and the monitoring of participants by the judicial system. The studies follow a common outline to facilitate comparison. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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