Tackling ‘drug-related’ crime : are there merits in diverting drug-misusing defendants to treatment? Findings from an Australian case study

Impact of the pre-sentence Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) diversion program in NSW – comparison of defendants exiting the MERIT program with those completing a Corrective Services’ risk and needs assessment and sentenced in a non-MERIT local court – rate, volume and seriousness of...

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Published inAustralian & New Zealand journal of criminology Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 198 - 220
Main Authors McSweeney, Tim, Hughes, Caitlin E, Ritter, Alison
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2016
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Crime
Crime prevention
Crime rates
Criminal sentences
Criminology
Defendants
Drug offenders
Drug use
Imprisonment
Intervention
Needs assessment
New South Wales Australia
Offenders
Prevention
Recidivism
Risk
Risk assessment
Risk factors
Sentencing
Social programs
New South Wales Australia
re-offending
substance misuse
propensity score matching
Australia
pre-sentence diversion
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Summary:Impact of the pre-sentence Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) diversion program in NSW – comparison of defendants exiting the MERIT program with those completing a Corrective Services’ risk and needs assessment and sentenced in a non-MERIT local court – rate, volume and seriousness of known re-offending and recidivism risk factors – MERIT program has a significant positive effect against recidivism, while the number of prior court convictions increased this risk – implications.
Bibliography:AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, Vol. 49, No. 2, June 2016, 198-220
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
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ISSN:0004-8658
1837-9273
DOI:10.1177/0004865814555773