Author: Passey, Megan
Title: Evaluation of the Lismore MERIT Pilot Program: Final Report
Summary: The Lismore Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) Pilot Program is a pre-plea early court intervention. The target population of the program were adult defendants at Lismore and surrounding Local Courts, who had a demonstrable drug problem, were elegible for bail, and who were motivated to engage in treatment for their illicit drug problems. This report presents a formal evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of the program. It includes the following sections: program and participant profiles; court outcomes and recidivism; health and social functioning outcomes; economic assessment; review of legal issues; implementation review; and participant perspectives and satisfaction.
Details: Sydney: Attorney General's Department, 2003. 133p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2003
Country: Australia
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Shelf Number: 118760
Keywords:
Court InterventionDrug OffendersDrug Treatment |
