Evidence-Based Studies That Examined the Effectiveness of Drug Courts Show

question 42

Multiple Choice

Evidence-based studies that examined the effectiveness of drug courts show that:

• A) drug courts can reduce recidivism by an average of 8 to 14 percent.
• B) drug courts are less cost-effective than probation owing to increased victimization costs.
• C) drug courts award punishments that are more severe than incarceration.
• D) drug courts have significantly increased the rate of rearrests among drug offenders.

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