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AICrime reduction matters
No. 24: Drug courts : reducing drug-related crime
ISSN 1448-1383
3 June 2004
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Abstract
Drug courts, which first began in Australia in 1999, aim to divert drug dependent offenders from the criminal justice system and into treatment. This paper summarises the features of Australian drug courts, including eligibility requirements for a drug court order; criticisms raised by opponents of therapeutic jurisprudence and drug courts; and positive outcomes from drug courts which have been identified by recent evaluations both in Australia and overseas.
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