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Published Online: January 1966

THE USE OF COURT PROBATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ALCOHOL ADDICT

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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A pilot and controlled study of a court program using suspended sentence and summary probation to community treatment facilities has been outlined. Preliminary results indicate a dramatic drop in drunk arrest rates. Further studies are contemplated to explain why the decline occurred and to see if there are any characteristics of chronic drunk offenders that would suggest one treatment program rather than another.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 757 - 762
PubMed: 5900470

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Published in print: January 1966
Published online: 1 April 2006

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Director, Alcoholism Research Clinic, U.C.L.A. Health Science Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
Judge of the Municipal Court, San Diego Judicial District, San Diego, Calif.

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