Evidence-Based Studies That Are Examining the Effectiveness of Drug Courts

question 22

Multiple Choice

Evidence-based studies that are examining the effectiveness of drug courts suggest that:

• A)drug courts have lowered the rates of recidivism among drug offenders.
• 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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