Liang, Bin, Long, Michael and Knottnerus, David (2015) What do Clients Achieve in Drug/DUI Court? Examining Intended and Unintended Outcomes. In: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 52nd Annual Meeting, 3rd - 7th March 2015, Orlando, Florida.
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Very few studies qualitatively and systematically examine clients? perceptions and experiences in Drug/DUI programs. Based on content analysis of 229 client letters, this study examines the potential (mis)match between the stated official goals and achievements and progress self-reported by clients. Our analysis shows that a significant portion of clients? achievements went beyond the administrative expectations. Programs transformed clients? lives in a holistic way and affected diverse aspects of their lives. These findings encourage the legislature and practitioners to look beyond Drug/DUI court supervision/discipline in evaluating clients? progress and to incorporate elements reported by clients in building such programs.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | L300 Sociology |
| Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences |
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| Depositing User: | Becky Skoyles |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2015 14:27 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2019 19:32 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/24283 |
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