NSW Parliament
Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional Centre Act 2004
An Act to amend the Drug Court Act 1998, the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 and the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 to provide for the compulsory treatment and rehabilitation of recidivist drug offenders; and for related purposes. This link contains the text of Bill and Second Reading Speeches.
Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional Centre
NSW Legislation
Links to current legislation relevant to the Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional Centre below:
Drug Court Act 1998
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999
NSW Legislative Council
NSW Government Response to Inebriates Act Report of the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues. December 2006.
Report on the Inebriates Act 1912 (See Chapter 5 - The evidence on compulsory treatment)
2004
Adequacy in Drug Abuse Treatment and Care in Europe (ADAT). Part I: Ethical Aspects in the Treatment and Care of Drug Addicts. Country reports and ethical guidelines.
A report of the treatment situation in various European countries. Ethical principles are also discussed. 2000
Court-Ordered Treatment for Drug Offenders is Much Better than Prison: Or Is It?
An article published in Reconsider Quarterly, Winter 2000-1001. It describes in both theoretical and practical terms just how ineffective therapy can be, as well as some outcomes from coercive therapy.
Drug Treatment in the Criminal Justice System: The Current State of Knowledge
This report presents results from a review of the literature on drug treatment in the criminal justice correctional system. It specifically looks at the effectivenes of treatment programs. 2003
Dynamics in Repeat Imprisonment: Utilising Prison Census Data
Australian Bureau of Statistics Research working paper which included consideration of offenders imprisoned for drug related crimes 2003.
European Legal Database on Drugs (ELDD): Situation in the EU member states
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): Alternatives to prison targeting drug using offenders: a comparative EU description. 2003
The Netherlands: Drug Situation 2002
Report to the EMCDDA
Women and Men In Alcohol and Drug Treatment: an Overview of a Stockholm County Study
A brief history of alcohol and drug treatment in Sweden. 2003
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