From Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally Satel and
Scott Lilienfeld, copyright© 2013. Reprinted by permission of Basic Books, a member of The …

Drug and alcohol use presents a serious social problem for most countries in the world. Of
particular concern is the well-documented relationship between substance use and crime …

Drug courts offer radically new ways to deal with the legal and social problems presented by
repeat drug offenders, often dismissing criminal charges as an incentive for participation in …

The number of people incarcerated in the US now exceeds 2.3 million, due in part to the
increasing criminalization of drug use: over 25% of people incarcerated in jails and prisons …

Juvenile Delinquency is a timely and comprehensive introduction to crime, justice, and
young people, with an emphasis on theory and practice. The third edition retains the overall …

A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders
having a documented history of drug use. However, the direct link between drugs and crime …

Understanding the history of psychiatry requires an accurate view of its function and
purpose. In this provocative new study, Szasz challenges conventional beliefs about …

This article reports outcomes from a program of experimental research evaluating the risk
principle in drug courts. Prior studies revealed that participants who were high risk and had …

Factors related to successful completion of a first offender diversion program were examined
from initial data of a longitudinal study of drug treatment court outcomes in Delaware. The …

A literature review was undertaken to examine evidence for the effectiveness of
psychotherapy with mandated clients. The primary question addressed was whether or not …