RT Article
T1 Alternative sanctions for drug users: fruitless efforts or miracle solution?
A1 Wree, Eveline
A2 Pauwels, Lieven
A2 Colman, Charlotte
A2 Ruyver, Brice
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1588523640
AB In most Western European countries, including Belgium, judicial alternative sanctions are increasingly being used for drug users. Because no study into the effectiveness of Belgian judicial alternatives for drug users has yet been carried out, this became the objective of the current research. The design of this study comprises a pre and post measurement of the criminal activity, drug use and situation in different spheres of life of 565 drug-dependent offenders. Two conclusions can be drawn. First, after an alternative sanction or measure is imposed, there is a reduction in the criminal activity of the offender. Second, this crime reduction goes hand in hand with a progress in several relevant life spheres.
CN 360 301
DO 10.1007/s10611-009-9206-0