Alternative Sentencing Approaches (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards

Drug Court, Koori Courts, diversion programmes

Treatment orders for substance-dependent offenders

Dandenong Magistrates' Court, 2002

Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order

Treatment/supervision part & custodial part

Core=compulsory for all; programme=tailored to individual

31% lower in first 12 months vs imprisonment

Sentencing court for First Nations with Elder involvement

14% (vs 29% general rate)

Discharged without guilt; no criminal record