@article{ref1,
title="Juvenile drug treatment courts in the United States: Initial lessons learned and issues being addressed",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2002",
author="Cooper, C. S.",
volume="37",
number="12-13",
pages="1689-1722",
abstract="This paper provides an overview of the development of juvenile drug treatment court programs in the United States; the goals of these programs; a comparison of the traditional juvenile justice process and services with that of the juvenile drug treatment court; and principal areas in which the juvenile drug treatment court experience has differed from that of the adult drug treatment court. The paper also provides a description of early models and the modifications and enhancements that have subsequently been instituted to enhance program effectiveness; a summary description of the range of juvenile drug treatment court activity currently underway in the United States; the nature of substance use and other issues presented by participating youth; and the major challenges juvenile drug treatment courts are currently addressing.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1081/JA-120014427",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/JA-120014427"
}