Imagine a courtroom in which everyone is working together toward the same goal. Imagine a courtroom in which the perpetrator of a drug related non-violent crime is held accountable, but is managed in a way that is encouraging and supportive. Imagine 75% of its participants successfully completing their “sentence” program, going on to lead productive lives and not re-offending.
Well, imagine no further. Such a thing exists and it’s called Collaborative Court. The model was created in 1989 and is now being practiced in all 50 states in the U.S. There are about 2,380 collaborative courts nati
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