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HOPE program pilots strong probation methods for addicts without mandatory drug treatment

Drug courts have been at the forefront of using strong probation methods in Texas and throughout the country, but evidence-based practices in community supervision are applicable to all sorts of crimes and don't necessarily involve drug treatment. So I was interested to read this discussion from Reuters distinguishing drug courts from the much-ballyhooed HOPE program out of Hawaii:The first drug court was founded in the Miami area more than 20 years ago and there are now nearly 2,400 nationwide. They focus on probationers "because if you use drugs for a long period of time, sooner or later you will more than likely end up in trouble with the law," RAND's Kilmer said. A number of studies have shown that drug courts reduce crime in their area by up to 40 percent and cut rearrests and convictions by up to 26 percent...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 25, 2010 (boomark / email).