Drug court PoPulation
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Denise C. Gottfredson, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Maryland Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Gottfredson’s research interests include delinquency and delinquency prevention, and particularly the effects of school environments on youth behavior. Brook W. Kearley is a researcher at Social Solutions, Inc. Her primary research interests include the evaluation of drug treatment processes and outcomes, the organization of service delivery systems, and research methods. Shawn D. Bushway, Ph.D. is an associate professor at the University at Albany, School of Criminal Justice. His current research focuses on the economics of crime, the process of desistance, and the distribution of discretion in the criminal justice system. SubStance uSe, Drug treatment, anD crime: an examination of intra-inDiviDual variation in a Drug court PoPulation
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