4. Discuss in XXXXXX XXX use of drug courts. XXX do they XXXXXXX? XXX they successful? Discuss XXX potential of XXXX XXXXXX XX reduce: X) the XXXXXX XXX illicit XXXXX and X) the XXXXX associated XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX of drug XXXX.
Not a typical sentencing XXXXX, drug XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX courts that deal with non-XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX by way XX an XXXXXXXXX drug XXXXXXXXX facility XXXX is XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX who complete XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX will typically have XXXX'XX charged XXXXXXX or XXXXXXX. On the XXXXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXX who do XXX XXXXXXXX the program XXXXXXXXXXXX are sent back to a sentencing court XXXX the protentional of XXXXX placed in a XXXXXX facility. Before an XXXXXXXX can be offered XXXX XXXXX, XXXXX XXX some steps XXXX must XX XXXXX. First, a defense attorney, probation officers or a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX an XXXXXXXX XX the program. Second, in order XX XX eligible XXX the offender XXXX not XX on XXXXXX, must XX a XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX, XXX cannot have a XXXXXXX XXXXXX charge. XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX ensure XXX rules and XXXXXXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXX are strictly XXXXXXXX. Studies have shown XXXX this XXXXXXXX is XXXXXXXXX (Levinthal, 2012).
XX a study conducted XXXX XX,XXX individuals who XXXXXXXXX a XXXXXXXXX center XXX forth XX XXX XXXXX, it XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX XX% had a repeat XXXXXX (Levinthal, XXXX). That means XXXX XXXX XXXX XX,XXX individuals XXXX able XX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX the program. Recidivism rates have dropped, XXX approximately $250 million yearly was XXXXX by sending XX,XXX offenders to XXXX-XXXXX. XXXXXXXXX XX experts, the drug-XXXXX XXXXXXXX are XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX the offender XXXX into XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXX can XX summed XX with the XXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXX, who XXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX drug XXXXX. XX stated, “...XXXXXXX drug court I XXXXX have never XXXX XX Gavin House, XXX XX a XXXXXXX, got XX in XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX. I XXXX’t XXXX XX be XXXX, but XX XXX XXXX time XXX that it’s XXXXXX XXXX, I’m kind of XXXXXXXX for because I probably would have stopped or even XXXXXX XX...” (Levinthal, XXXX).
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XXXXXXX, E., & XXXXXX, X. J., Jr. (2014). Reconsidering XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX: XXX Arguments XXX and XXXXXXX Potential Reforms. XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Minimum Sentences: The Arguments XXX XXX Against Potential XXXXXXX, (114). XXXXXXXXX June 15, 2018.
Doyle, X. (2018). Mandatory Minimum XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX XXXX Offenses. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved June 16, XXXX. https://XXX.XXX/XXX/XXX/misc/R45074.pdf
XXXXXXXXX, X. F. (XXXX). XXXXX, society, XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX (XXX ed.). XXXXXX: Prentice XXXX.