»The Pan-American »Drug Court« Program – an Alternative for the German Criminal Justice System? Analysis and Evaluation of International Experiences in Treating Drug-Addicted Offenders« Since the first »Drug Courts« started operating in the US in 1989, they have received increasing international attention. Based on the innovative concept of court directed treatment, the program foresees a procedure tailored to drug-addicted offenders. Judicial and medical stakeholders work hand in hand towards the common goals of healing and reducing recidivism. The text analyzes the elements of »Drug Courts« and sets them into comparison to existing alternatives within the German Criminal Justice system.weiterlesen