Accessing drug treatment courts do age, race or gender matter?

To ensure equitable access to diversion from custody, Canadian drug treatment courts should accept referrals whose age, gender, and Indigenous race proportions are similar to probation or custody admissions. Of particular concern are Indigenous offenders, who are over-represented in Canada’s communi...

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Main Author: Weinrath, Michael (Author)
Contributors: Gorkoff, Kelly ; Allard, Zachary ; Bellan, Michael ; Cattini, Melissa ; Lumsden, Sarah ; Smee, Calum ; Watts, Joshua
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2018]
In: The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Aboriginal Canadians
Diversion
Drug treatment court
Female offenders
Indigenous Canadians
Indigenous over-representation
Intermediate sanction
Program referral