Why are drug courts effective?

2. Drug courts offer the only example of full-integration of the judicial, treatment and probation systems within the criminal justice field. This includes:

• Extensive ongoing inter-disciplinary training (12+ days of mandatory training for all team members)
• Requirement of a lengthy Memorandum of Agreement between all three systems that outlines roles and responsibilities
• Shared funding = increased accountability among all systems
• Blending of the expertise of all three disciplines = increased effectiveness

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