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Evaluating a drug court program in Iowa using mixed methods.

Dr Dwight Vick presents his multi-year evaluation of Iowa's community-based drug courts program. He combined a mixed methods approach and a four-part theoretical underpinning to determine whether the program was effective and whether its benefits outweighed the cost. His research led to changes...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captions in English.
Published: United Kingdom : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.
Subjects:
Drug courts > Iowa > Evaluation.
Drug courts > Research > Iowa.
Mixed methods research > Case studies.
Social sciences > Research > Case studies.
Tribunaux spécialisés en matière de drogue > Iowa > Évaluation.
Tribunaux spécialisés en matière de drogue > Recherche > Iowa.
Méthodes de recherche mixtes > Études de cas.
Sciences sociales > Recherche > Études de cas.
Mixed methods research.
Social sciences > Research.
Iowa.
Webcast
Online media.
Case studies.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction television programs.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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Summary:Dr Dwight Vick presents his multi-year evaluation of Iowa's community-based drug courts program. He combined a mixed methods approach and a four-part theoretical underpinning to determine whether the program was effective and whether its benefits outweighed the cost. His research led to changes in Iowa state law, allowing for the establishment of more such drug courts.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (22 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, colour
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781473998612
1473998611