Reconciling the Multiple Objectives of Prison Diversion Programs for Drug Offenders: Evidence From Kansas’ Senate Bill 123

TY - JOUR

T1 - Reconciling the Multiple Objectives of Prison Diversion Programs for Drug Offenders: Evidence From Kansas’ Senate Bill 123

AU - Stemen, Don

AU - Rengifo, Andres F.

N1 - Background: In recent years, several states have created mandatory prison-diversion programs for felony drug possessors. These programs have both individual-level goals of reducing recidivism rates and system-level goals of reducing prison populations. Objective: This study examines the individual level and system level impact of Kansas' Senate Bill 123 (SB 123), which created mandatory probation/treatment sentences for felony drug possessors.

PY - 2011/1/12

Y1 - 2011/1/12

UR - https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ960652

U2 - 10.1177/0193841X12439194

DO - 10.1177/0193841X12439194

M3 - Article

VL - 35

JO - Evaluation Review

JF - Evaluation Review

IS - 6

ER -