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I. Drug courts that are ran effectively, can curb drug use and distribution with insight and

prevention.

i. “Using retrospective data, researchers in several studies found that drug courts reduced recidivism among program participants in contrast to comparable probationers” (nij.gov, n.d.). Repeat offenders have dropped significantly with the introduction of drug courts.

ii. Explains how percentages of reoffenders has dropped in percentages with statistical data.

II. Funding drug courts comes from grants and many other federal and local sources.

a. “The Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program provides financial and technical assistance to states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to develop and implement treatment drug courts that effectively integrate substance abuse treatment, mandatory drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in a judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent, substance-abusing offenders” (NCJRS, n.d.).

i. Funding is crucial to the development and sustainability of running effective drug court programs.

III. Monitoring and development to increase effectiveness has reduced reoffenders and costs associated with nonviolent drug cases.

a. “In times of serious budget cuts, the drug court model offers State and local governments a cost‐effective way to increase the percentage of addicted offenders who achieve sustained recovery, thereby improving public safety and reducing costs associated with re‐arrest and additional incarceration” (Drug courts, n.d.).

i. Monetary and manpower issues are reduced drastically once effective drug courts are put into play

Do Drug Courts Work? Findings From Drug Court Research. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://nij.gov/topics/courts/drug-courts/Pages/work.aspx#note1

In the Spotlight: Drug Courts - Grants and Funding | NCJRS. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/spotlight/drug_courts/grants.html

Drug Courts. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/ondcp/ondcp-fact-sheets/drug-courts-smart-approach-to-criminal-justice