There are a variety of services that are currently being offered to offenders with a substance disorder within the criminal justice system. The main types of services being offered are drug treatment court, pre-trial and community diversion programs, prison residential programs as well as substance abuse educational and awareness programs.
The supervisor of your agency has requested that you research these services and by comparing and contrasting these various services, then explain which service your county/city should utilize more of and why. Please utilize the resources below to assist you.
Resources:
What Are Drug Courts? | HHS.gov
Drug Courts Flyer (ojp.gov)
NIJ’s Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation | National Institute of Justice (ojp.gov)
https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2016/a1619.pdf
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