Drug courts are promoted as cheaper and more rehabilitative than traditional prosecution

Evidence

According to their advocates, drug courts rehabilitate participants and reduce recidivism among drug offenders, thus reducing court caseloads and providing,a,cost-effective alternative Some studies have reported dramatic decreasesin® q@ecidivism, and the most comprehensive review of research on drug courts concluded that drug use and other criminal behavior were substantially reduced while offenders were under the intense supervision of the drug court. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1972

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: ADR programs lower cost, scheduling, and language barriers that deter court users. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2366; Drug courts fuse individualized addiction treatment directly into the judicial process. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1958; Drug courts aim to redirect offenders’ lives rather than punish proportionally — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1963 (+16 more)

Broader Connections

• Incarceration without treating addiction fails to deter repeat drug offending. #exemplifies (0.95) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1947
• More punitive drug sanctions fail to deter subsequent drug offending #expands (0.90) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1078
• Harsh drug sentences filled prisons without reducing drug offending or recidivism. #corroborates (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1945
• Drug enforcement can be engineered through price rather than prohibition #complicates (0.85) — Michel Foucault, The Birth of Biopolitics, 1351
• Penal reform aimed to increase punishment’s effects while lowering its costs. #contradicts (0.85) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 135
• Penal reform succeeded by managing illegalities differentially, not eliminating them #contradicts (0.85) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 144
• Courts lack the remedial flexibility and cost-benefit tools of other policymakers #exemplifies (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2871
• Courts have fewer remedial tools and options than other institutions. #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2871
• Drug war enforcement has coincided with falling rather than rising drug prices #complicates (0.80) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1077
• Drug decriminalization advances decarceration when paired with free treatment #qualifies (0.80) — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 287
• Supreme Court rulings lowering the stop standard enabled aggressive drug enforcement #complicates (0.75) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1065
• The court is subordinate to the prison, not the reverse. #complicates (0.75) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 469
• Reducing lawyers and loser-pays costs could restore court trust #complicates (0.75) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 1841
• Black drug and murder defendants receive harsher punishment than White ones #complicates (0.70)
• Disparity in drug sanctions stems from policing practices, not the drug policies #complicates (0.70) — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1094