Historique
Périodique
The emergence of drug treatment courts in Australia
(L'émergence de traitements anti-drogue ordonnés par la justice en Australie)
Auteur(s) :
MAKKAI, T.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
1567-1594
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
56
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HISTOIRE
;
DELINQUANCE
;
ABUS
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
PEINE ALTERNATIVE
;
OBLIGATION DE SOINS
;
PREVENTION
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2002, 37, (12/13), 1567-1594
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The paper begins by placing the emergence of drug treatment courts within the context of rising property crime rates, the development of open-air illicit drug markets, and the rise in opiate overdoses in Australia. The paper then highlights the way in which the U.S. concept of drug treatment courts was adopted and adapted by state politicians in attempts to deal with drug-use-related offenders. This response has been specifically targeted at repeat property offenders "at risk" of imprisonment, and comes within the broad brush of harm minimization strategies for diverting offenders with a drug-use-related problem away from the traditional criminal justice response of imprisonment. The prospects for the future of drug treatment courts in a Federalist system are also discussed. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Australian Inst. Criminol., GPO Box 2944, Canberra, ACT 2601. E-mail : toni.makkaiaic.gov.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.