title: Failure in the context of substance user interventions: drug treatment courts.
abstract: The concept of "failure" in the context of interventions with substance users raises a number of issues that frequently are not applied to interventions with individuals suffering from other chronic diseases. Two of them have posed particular challenges for drug treatment courts: (1) the definition of failure; and (2) attributing the causes of failure. The author explores the ramifications of attempting to deal with these issues from both a criminal justice system and public health perspective--the two core disciplines working together to provide foundational support for Drug Treatment Court programs.
authors.affiliation: Justice Programs Office, School of Public Affairs, American University, Brandywine, Washington, DC 20016-8159, USA. ccooper@american.edu
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D055030:Drug Users / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D037141:Mandatory Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D017211:Treatment Failure