... participator's needs. Stacy Lee Burns states, "Problem-solving courts share the common goal of altering participants' so-called ˜deviant' ways and reforming them into law-abiding citizens, having a future-oriented focus on treatment and recovery (rather than on blame and punishment for past misconduct) " (Burns 2010, p 75). Problem-solving courts also seek to achieve tangible outcomes for victims, offenders ... graduates from the program (Berman 132). In the Huddleston article, they looked at seven meta-analyses conducted by independent scientific teams. They found that Adult Drug Court...

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... populations in the same way. In several key ways, women have been targeted and differently affected by current policies and trends. Women of color in particular have been targeted for punishment and public humiliation. Women face unique stigmatization for their drug use, and experience discrimination in their ability to obtain treatment and participate in research protocols. Not until the 1970's was the issue of women ... . As far as marijuana is concerned, only behavior causing demonstrable harm to others should be prohibited: illegal trafficking, selling to minors and impaired driving. ...

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