Publication: 'Doing good with a vengeance': a critical assessment of the practice, effects and implications of 'drug treatment courts' in North America
'Doing good with a vengeance': a critical assessment of the practice, effects and implications of 'drug treatment courts' in North America
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Fischer, B. (2003). “Doing good with a vengeance”: a critical assessment of the practice, effects and implications of “drug treatment courts” in North America. Criminal Justice History, 3(3), 227–248. https://doi.org/10.1177/14668025030033001
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Drug treatment courts' (DTCs) are a new institution in North American criminal justice for dealing with drug offenders. There are currently two DTC pilot trials in implementation in Canada. Based on a therapeutic jurisprudence' approach, DTCs claim to rehabilitate rather than punish drug-addicted offenders, and thus to reduce drug use, recidivism and social cost. Given the current enthusiasm about DTCs, this article provides a critique of DTCs' rationale, practices and implications from evaluative, social and legal perspectives. It
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Fischer, B. (2003). “Doing good with a vengeance”: a critical assessment of the practice, effects and implications of “drug treatment courts” in North America. Criminal Justice History, 3(3), 227–248. https://doi.org/10.1177/14668025030033001
