Drug courts are problem-solving courts that take a public health approach to criminal offending, using a specialized model in which the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service, and treatment communities work together to help addicted offenders achieve long-term recovery. Rather than punishment, their purpose is to address one of the underlying drivers of crime and, in the process, reduce the use of imprisonment, potentially producing substantial cost savings; they pursue this by incentivizing or mandating offenders into addiction treatment combined with frequent drug testing and regular monitoring by the judge.
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Drug courts are problem-solving courts that take a public health approach to criminal offending using a specialized model in which the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service, and treatment communities work together to help addicted offenders into long-term recovery.
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Drug courts are problem-solving courts that take a public health approach to criminal offending using a specialized model in which the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service, and treatment communities work together to help addicted offenders into long-term recover
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Drug courts are problem-solving courts that take a public health approach to criminal offending using a specialized model in which the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service
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