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The first drug court, in Miami-Dade County, was designed by Chief Judge Gerald Wetherington, Judge Herbert Klein, then State Attorney Janet Reno, and public defender Bennett Brummer for nonviolent offenders to receive treatment.
The first drug court in the US took shape in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 1989 as a response to the growing crack cocaine problem plaguing the city. [21] Chief Judge Gerald Wetherington, Judge Herbert Klein, then State Attorney Janet Reno , and Public Defender Bennett Brummer designed the court for nonviolent offenders to receive treatment .
2008: Several reports stated the benefits of drug courts compared with traditional courts. Using retrospective data, researchers in several studies found that drug courts reduced recidivism among program participants in contrast to comparable probationers between 12% and 40%. Re-arrests were lower five years or more later.
The drug court judges in Northern Kentucky’s Campbell, Boone and Kenton counties are adamant in their refusal to make Suboxone available to the addicts who come through their doors. Judge Gregory Bartlett, who started the first drug court in the area in 1998 and currently presides over Kenton County’s drug court, won’t allow Suboxone as ...
Problem-solving courts (PSC) address the underlying problems that contribute to criminal behavior and are a current trend in the legal system of the United States.In 1989, a judge in Miami began to take a hands-on approach to drug addicts, ordering them into treatment, rather than perpetuating the revolving door of court and prison.
The budget of the National Institute on Drug Abuse was reduced from $274 million to $57 million from 1981 to 1984, and anti drug funds allocated to the Department of Education were cut from $14 ...
The Drug Enforcement Administration was created in 1973. The "Just Say No" campaign was started by first lady, Nancy Reagan in 1984. The campaign intended to educate the general population on the risks associated with drug use. [3] The Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988 increased penalties and established mandatory sentencing for
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that thousands of low-level drug dealers are ineligible for shortened prison terms under a Trump-era bipartisan criminal justice overhaul. The justices took the case ...