TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Breaking the cycle of drugs and crime: findings from the birmingham BTC demonstration
JO  - Criminology and public policy
A1  - Harrell, Adele
A1  - Mitchell, Ojmarrh
A1  - Hirst, Alexa
A1  - Marlowe, Douglas
A1  - Merrill, Jeffrey
SP  - 189
EP  - 216
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
N2  - Research Summary:  We compared 137 felony defendants arrested before the implementation of Breaking the Cycle, a pretrial intervention with felony defendants that included drug testing, supervision, and drug treatment as needed, to 245 BTC participants. We found Significant lower rates of arrest and self-reported drug use and crime among BTC participants during the next year. Policy Implications:  Systematic intervention aimed at all drug-involved felony defendants, not just selected defendants, is effective, but may encounter substantial challenges in achieving collaboration across criminal justice agencies, services providers, and levels/branches of government.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-6473
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9133.2002.tb00086.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -