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DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE/April 2, 2008

Speaker at Boise State to Address Juvenile Drug Courts

G. Larry Mays will speak at Boise State University as a guest of the Criminal Justice Speaker Series at 6 p.m. April 10 in the Student Union Jordan C Ballroom. Mays will speak on the topic of “Therapeutic Justice: Juvenile Drug Courts.” His address is free and open to the community.

Drug courts are a relatively new idea in the field of juvenile justice. The idea behind the courts is to reduce the number of drug cases and better help drug-addicted offenders through treatment, rather than relying on incarceration. Drug courts, which combine the helping aspects of treatment with the punishing aspects of the penal system, have become a popular concept throughout the United States.

Mays is Regents Professor of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University. He has published nearly 70 articles in regional, national and international criminal justice journals, and almost 40 book chapters, encyclopedia entries and publications in practitioner journals. In addition, he is editor, co-editor or co-author of 15 textbooks in the criminal justice field.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

Boise State University’s new Finish in Four program guarantees that eligible students who follow a planned course of study can complete their degree in four years. If not, Boise State will pay for the additional required courses. More information about Boise State’s graduation guarantee can be found at www.boisestate.edu/finish4.
 

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Last reviewed on Wednesday, April 02, 2008