Canada's Drug Treatment Courts are specialized pre-sentence courts introduced in 1998 that give people facing criminal charges connected to substance abuse a voluntary alternative to prison. The programs run for 18 to 24 months and require participants to plead guilty to the non-violent offenses with which they are charged in exchange for the chance at treatment and rehabilitation rather than a conventional criminal sentence, making the courts Canada's version of the broader problem solving court model.
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Drug Treatment Courts are pre-sentence courts introduced in Canada in 1998 that provide individuals facing criminal charges driven by their substance abuse addiction (SAD) with a voluntary alternative to a prison sentence.
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Drug Treatment Courts are pre-sentence courts introduced in Canada in 1998 that provide individuals facing criminal charges driven by their substance abuse addiction (SAD) with a voluntary alternative to a prison sentence.
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Drug Treatment Courts are pre-sentence courts introduced in Canada in 1998 that provide individuals facing criminal charges driven by their substance abuse addiction (SAD) with a voluntary alternative to a prison sentence.
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