Drug Courts

A Social Capital Perspective

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ID2274857
AuthorsCandace K May (0000-0001-6029-8943, Colorado State University, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume78
Issue4
Pages513-535
Publication date2008-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-682x.2008.00261.x
OpenAlexW2044510957
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

Social capital is a variable resource embedded in all social networks. Although the majority of work on social capital describes it as contributing to socially beneficial outcomes, it also contributes to deviant activities. In addition to laying a theoretical basis for understanding the deviant potentials of social capital, this paper argues that a change in social networks results in a change in social capital. Using data collected from adult drug courts in Wyoming, multivariate ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analyses and analyses of personal interviews were used to explore changes in the social capital of drug court participants. However, as a result of deficiencies in available data, questions remain as to the long-term social circumstances of participants after graduating from the programs and differences in social outcomes among minority groups. The results from this project have implications for future research conducted on drug courts and the theory of social capital

Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Ordinary least squares · Perspective (graphical) · Social capital · Social change · Social engagement · Social mobility · Social science · Social status · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology

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