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Adult Drug Courts: Studies Show Courts Reduce Recidivism, but DOJ Could Enhance Future Performance Measure Revision Efforts

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "A drug court is a specialized court that targets criminal offenders who have drug addiction and dependency problems. These programs provide offenders with intensive court supervision, mandatory drug testing, substance-abuse treatment, and other social services as an alternative to adjudication or incarceration. As of June 2010, there were over 2,500 drug courts operating nationwide, of which about 1,400… more
Date: December 9, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of Technologies Used to Characterize Wildlife Populations in the Offshore Environment

Description: Wind energy development in the offshore environment can have both direct and indirect effects on wildlife, yet little is known about most species that use near-shore and offshore waters due in part to the difficulty involved in studying animals in remote, challenging environments. Traditional methods to characterize offshore wildlife populations include shipboard observations. Technological advances have provided researches with an array of technologies to gather information about fauna from af… more
Date: December 9, 2011
Creator: Duberstein, Corey A.; Tagestad, Jerry D. & Larson, Kyle B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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