Drug Courts for Juveniles Case Study
Drug courts for juveniles is a fairly new phenomenon in America today. ... From 1988 to 1997 juvenile courts experienced a one hundred twenty five percent increase in drug law violations. The country has realized that increase drug use by juveniles is a problem, but sees little benefit from punishment oriented drug control policies. In the past, minors did not respond well to this negative reinforcement, so juvenile drug courts were established. They will administer an intensely supervised outpatient treatment program for juvenile drug offenders. ... They will receive drug treatment three to five times a week, as well as individual or group counseling. Juvenile drug courts are beginning to become widespread with over 140 in existence today. The article I read examines the impact of juvenile drug courts on delinquency and substance abuse at a single juvenile drug court. ... The question here is the effectiveness of these juvenile courts.