United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-05-22 monographic deposited born digital 75 p. GA 1.13:GGD-95-159BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR P0b002ee1803a1856 f:gg95159b DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR GGD-95-159BR Crimes or offenses Courts (law) Drug treatment Federal grants Defendants Drug abuse Law enforcement Recidivism Offender rehabilitation Dade County (FL) DOJ Corrections Options Program Federal Drug Court Grant Program Briefing Report GGD GAO provided information on drug courts, a new approach used to monitor defendants' drug use, treatment, and behavior.<p/>GAO found that: (1) in exchange for reduced charges, drug using defendants can be diverted to drug courts where judges monitor their progress through frequent status hearings; (2) drug court programs vary in length, participant eligibility, funding, and other practices; (3) as of March 1995, there were at least 37 drug courts operating nationwide; (4) 33 drug courts have accepted over 20,000 defendants; (5) most drug courts do not accept violent offenders; (6) drug courts have not been operating long enough to determine their overall effectiveness; and (7) although the 1994 Crime Act authorized $1 billion to support drug court programs from fiscal year (FY) 1995 through FY 2000, Congress has proposed repealing the drug court grant program. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR.pdf GAO/GGD-95-159BR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-159BR Briefing Report GAO/GGD-95-159BR; Drug Courts: Information on a New Approach to Address Drug-Related Crime; Crimes or offenses Courts (law) Drug treatment Federal grants Defendants Drug abuse Law enforcement Recidivism Offender rehabilitation Dade County (FL) DOJ Corrections Options Program Federal Drug Court Grant Program Public Law 103-317 Public Law 103-322