Impaired judgment assessing the appropriateness of drug treatment courts as a response to drug use in Canada

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ISBN: 9781926789071 (print)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (40 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Canadian HIV/Aids Legal Network, 2011

General Note:	"October 2011". Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Drug Treatment Courts in the Canadian Context: Public health context: drug use, HIV and hepatitis C; Evolution of drug policy; Drug use and drug treatment approaches -- Canadian drug treatment courts: overview and objectives: Brief history and current status of drug treatment courts; Key common features of drug treatment courts; Objectives and philosophy of drug treatment courts; Drug treatment courts as quasi-compulsory treatment -- Drug treatment courts in action: Drug treatment in the traditional criminal justice process; Drug treatment courts: combining punishment and treatment -- Assessing the effectiveness of drug treatment courts: Methodological issues with drug treatment court evaluations; Rates of graduation; Reduction in recidivism; Cost savings; Conclusion -- Conclusion and recommendations: Health-centred policies to prevent and reduce individual and social harms associated with drug use; Appropriate diversion opportunities; Opportunities to improve the functioning of drug treatment courts.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.