In this blog Judge Peggy Hora (Retired) explores the guiding principles of driving while impaired courts and how these principles can also be used to improve the effectiveness of responses in mainstream court settings... Driving while impaired (DWI) by alcohol or other drugs is an international problem. Far too many people lose their lives, are … Continue reading Mainstreaming a TJ approach to Impaired Driving
Linking Criminal Courts with Treatment and Support
Applying a therapeutic justice approach, mainstream criminal courts can explore, and respond to, the causes of crime... One common cause of offending is substance abuse and addiction. In specialist drug courts there is a clear link between the criminal justice process and treatment. In mainstream courts there are many points in the system that can … Continue reading Linking Criminal Courts with Treatment and Support
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