Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Justice Department announces grant opportunities for drug courts

Here's the Nov. 13 announcement:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/08DrugCourtsSol.pdf

Grant applications are due Jan. 10.

The announcement includes this concise, general statement about drug courts:

Drug courts help reduce recidivism and substance abuse among nonviolent offenders1 and increase an offender’s likelihood of successful rehabilitation through early, continuous, and intense judicially supervised treatment, mandatory periodic drug testing, community supervision, and appropriate sanctions and other habilitation services.

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