Friday, March 31, 2006

Jury still out on viability of drugs courts / The Herald, 31 Mar 2006

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/59156.html
Billy Briggs
"A flagship policy to stop drug addicts from reoffending was called into question yesterday by a report which said a pilot scheme had not been as successful as previously hoped. More than two-thirds of law-breaking addicts in Fife and 53% in Glasgow failed to adhere to drug treatment orders from specialised courts brought in to cut reconviction rates"