A Series of Observations on the Importance of Community in Drug Courts
I have created a series of short pieces I’ve written over the years that advance the theme that drug courts ( including reentry courts and other Problem-Solving Courts) at their best, are an expression of the community’s ability to control behavior. The observations below are an expression of that historical human experience.
OBSERVATION 1: AN EPIPHANY IN MOROCCO
OBSERVATION 2: A DRUG COURT GRADUATION: A COMMUNITY CEREMONY
OBSERVATION 3: PRIMITIVE COMMUNITIES RELY ON COMMUNITY CONTROL
OBSERVATION 4: INVITED TO A FIJIAN KAVA CEREMONY
OBSERVATION 5: VILLAGE BASED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE; IFOGA
OBSERVATION 6: THE PRISON THAT SHUTS DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND
OBSERVATION 7: ACCOMPLISHING DRUG COURT REFORM WITHOUT DRUG COURTS
OBSERVATION 8: FINDING SUCCESS IN THE ENGLISH BASED COURT SYSTEMS
OBSERVATION 9: THE DANGERS OF A DISINTERESTED BAR AND JUDICIARY
OBSERVATION 10: DRUG COURT AS GUIDEPOST TO COMMUNITY-BASED REFORM
OBSERVATION 11: A DRUG COURT JUDGE; THE FIRST AMONG EQUALS
OBSERVATION 12: WHY A DRUG COURT IS NOT A COMMUNITY COURT
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