DRUG ABUSE AND THE COURT - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROBATION AND MEDICAL TREATMENT

• NCJ Number: 4242
• Journal: Crime and Delinquency Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1972) Pages: 192-203
• Author(s): G A MARTIN; D C LEWIS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF THREE MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT COURTS AS TO THEIR PROCESSING OF DRUG OFFENSES AND THE USE OF TREATMENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PROBATION OFFICERS.

Abstract

A GENERAL OBSERVATION MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE SHORTTERM SURVEY IS THAT PROBATION OFFICERS SHOULD RECEIVE SPECIAL TRAINING IN THE SUPERVISION OF DRUG OFFENDERS. IN ADDITION, PROBATION AIDES CAN ASSIST THE PROBATION OFFICER IN FINDING EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFENDERS.