has produced varying philosophies. With the emanation of drug-induced crimes over the past few decades, the concept of drug treatment courts has emerged. The premise of these courts is to offer a “treatment based alternative to prison,” which consist of intensive treatment services, random drug testing, incentives
Benefits of Drug Courts Right now in the United States there are over 2 million people incarcerated in the country’s prisons and jails. Out of this population about one-quarter of these inmates have been convicted of a drug offense. With drug offense arrests increasing nationwide and the prison population increasing there is an alternative to incarceration has been used over the past two decades in many cities across the country. This alternative is in the form of local drug courts that are now
Alternative courts emerged to address a variety of criminal behaviors to both reduce the number of low-priority offenders entering the criminal justice system and produce recidivism rates among habitual offenders. These courts include drug courts, DUI courts, mental health courts and others to address specific crimes types. These courts were initially implemented in Miami, Florida, in 1989 to address the sheer volume of non-violent drug offenders entering the criminal justice system (see McColl,
In the juvenile drug court a docket with selected delinquency cases are referred to a designated judge. These youth have been identified for having problems with alcohol and/or other drugs. The juvenile drug court judge maintains close oversight of each case through frequent court report updates through the probation officer and the therapist. The judge both services as the team leader and serve as an integral part of a team that comprises representatives from treatment, juvenile justice, social
What is Drug Court? According to Siegel (2013), drug courts are courts designed for non-violent offenders with substance abuse problems who require integrated sanctions and services such as mandatory drug testing, substance abuse treatment, supervised release, and parole. These courts are designed to help reduce housing nonviolent offenders with violent inmates. Drug courts work on a non-adversarial, coact approach. How were drug courts established? Drug courts were implemented by Judge Gerald Wetherington
Drug courts were first established in Miami in 1989 and have continued to grow today. Over the past twenty-four years, drug courts have provided a treatment-orientated approach to help defendants with drug-related crimes. The constant interaction of the drug court provides the needed structure for participants to maintain their involvement in the program. Understanding the overall goals of the drug court and the outcomes of participants in the drug court program are the key factors in measuring
specialized, or problem-oriented, courts have assumed a predominate role in multiple areas. Three of the major ones discussed here include drug, mental health, and domestic violence courts. In 1996, the American Bar Association provided their interpretation of specialization, stating: Traditionally, specialization refers to a specialized subject matter combined with subject matter expertise. With reference to courts, specialization usually signifies that a court has limited and frequently exclusive
Drug Courts vs. Incarceration Maybe Locking Up Drug Addicts Isn’t the Answer Within our society, there is a gleaming stigma against the drug addicted. We have been taught to believe that if someone uses drugs and commits a crime they should be locked away and shunned for their lifetime. Their past continues to haunt them, even if they have changed their old addictive ways. Everyone deserves a second chance at life, so why do we outcast someone who struggles with this horrible disease? Drug addiction
The drug use in America is a major topic in today’s society. Should drugs be legal? Is there quality education for adolescents to deter them from drug use? Should drug education continue on into adulthood? Should people who commit minor drug offenses be sentenced to prison or attend drug courts? The drug court debate can be very controversial also; however, this program seems to be a better alternative for individuals who are addicted to drugs. Rather than being locked up in prison where they receive
The first drug court was rooted in 1989, in Miami-Dade county Florida and its purpose was to close the divide between drug treatment and the criminal justice system. Many large-scale pharmacies publicized merchandise that contained heroin, cocaine, and codeine as refreshing drinks, medicine for kids, and cough suppressants. It became clear that opiate addiction was increasing widely, doctors turned to cocaine, which was touted as a nonaddictive cure that Sigmund Freud called a “magical drug”. Substance
Why Drug Court? The purpose of Drug Court is to address addiction/ substance use problems of criminal defendants through an intense supervision treatment program and develop productive, healthy members of society, rather than criminals. Offenders who remain incarcerated may or may not get the help or intervention they need. In many cases, the help they do receive is often limited depending on the facility or jurisdiction they are in. However, more and more correctional facilities are focusing
The Queensland Drug Court system (CDP) aims at diverting offenders accused of minor drug offences from the criminal justice system (Department of Justice and Attorney-General, 2012). The program aims to rehabilitate drug offenders from abusing substances and conducting in related criminal activity by providing court enforced rehabilitation services (Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, 2015). The Queensland Drug Court system offers offenders the chance to earn themselves bail if they agree to get
from the program. Since 1992 when the local adult drug court was funded, it has successfully graduated about 4,500 people in total. In addition, the Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court (BCDTC) is a jurisdiction of interest whose success will be examined. The Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court was established in 1994 prior to a response by a report presented by the Bar Association of Baltimore city in 1990. There was a rough estimate of about 85% of crimes committed in Baltimore city were related
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counties. The DeKalb County Juvenile Court is located in the Gregory A. Adams Juvenile Justice Center at 4309 Memorial Drive in Decatur GA. The juvenile court was established in 1899 as an entity separate from the criminal court. As a separate court system of justice for young people, it focused on prevention and remediation of delinquent behavior (Lemov). The state of Georgia has a Dual Juvenile Justice Department: Independent and Dependent. Independent Court manages there own services and information
In my work as a recovery consultant in a family drug court, we work with very high stakes, a strict timeline and defined boundaries. As a result, I am a very systematic person and don 't usually have the space to build the type of therapeutic alliance that other clinicians have the luxury of doing. This assignment allowed me to reflect more than I usually would on my self-presentation and process as an interviewer. My goal with this reflection paper is to examine areas of my practice that need improvement
severe health problems. I am conducting this research paper to compare and contrast the differences between the effectiveness of drug courts and cognitive behavioral therapy for cocaine addicts. We know that all people respond differently to therapy than others do, but it is good to be able to find the effectiveness and success rate of cognitive-behavioral therapy, and drug courts overall. But before we jump into the effectiveness of CBT, we need to know what the goal of CBT is and what the process is
the community court at 9 in the morning. Although we have already been there, it was unofficial, and all we did there was sitting on the bench doing nothing. It was our first time officially to tour around the community court and watch the trial. In the morning, it had a drug court session. The judge listened to the situation report from the health care supervisor and the probation officer and congratulated the convicts for their hard work and graduating from one of the drug court programs. I was
The United Kingdom empowers the court to use its discretion to hear or not to hear any evidence. The important factors are the circumstances in which the evidence is obtained. The court may use its discretion not to hear evidence obtained illegally. If the court hears it, that testimony affects the fairness of the trial.This is to ensure fairness for both the plaintiff and the offender. It also prevents the plaintiff from having an advantage in the case. As a result of the acquisition of wrongfully
The court I went to was Kew Gardens Criminal court. The section I went to was the arraignment for misdemeanors. I spent two hours observing cases, and within that two hours, I saw 16 cases. All the case took place in the same routine, with the court clerk calling the defendant to the stand. The defense attorney and prosecutor are there with them. The defense is then advised of the charges against them and they enter a plea. Of the 16 cases, 43% were African-American, 37% were Hispanic and only 12%