Date of Award

5-1-2022

Language

English

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School/Department

Department of Sociology

Content Description

1 online resource (iv, 35 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Jonathan Dirlam

Committee Members

Joanna Derby, Joanne Kaufman

Keywords

Drug Treatment Court, Federal, Incarceration, Rehabilitative Justice, State, Alternatives to imprisonment, Drug courts, Substance abuse

Subject Categories

Sociology

Abstract

The United States’ recent shift toward rehabilitative justice has aided in the creation of alternatives to incarceration; among these alternatives is drug treatment court. This paper studies the similarities and differences between both state and federal drug treatment courts. Using three federal programs and nine state programs – located in three states: Florida, New York, and California – as proxies, rules, regulations, and criteria are examined in order to gauge the comprehensiveness and compatibility of drug treatment courts across the U.S. It is found that drug treatment courts across both the state and federal circuits are similar to one another, with minor nuances between criteria.

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