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Drug courts provide judicially supervised substance use treatment and other indicated services in lieu of criminal prosecution or incarceration. The Good News: Drug courts significantly reduce criminal recidivism and illicit substance use, improve the psychosocial functioning of persons involved in the justice system, and produce positive cost benefits for taxpayers. Evidence has identified the optimal target population for drug courts and a range of best practices associated with better outcomes. The Bad News: Some drug courts violate core tenets of the model by targeting the wrong participants, barring use of medication-assisted treatment, paying insufficient attention to racial and ethnic disparities, and overusing jail sanctions. Misunderstood Lessons: Current policy proposals for justice reform ignore the lessons of 30 years of research on drug courts and are unlikely to achieve their intended aims of enhancing public health and safety.
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