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The Importance of Roles, Power and Ethical Standards of Drug Court Officials
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Andrews, Sondra, Sloas, Lincoln
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Often, in the traditional adversarial court system,
prosecutors work to secure a conviction of drug offenders
whereas the defense seeks dismissal of the
charges or a less punishable sentence. The judge
acts as a neutral entity hearing testimony and sustaining
or overruling arguments made by opposing
sides. In drug courts, which is a type of non-adversarial
problem-solving court, these… more
Full Text: The Importance of Roles, Power and Ethical Standards of Drug Court Officials Sondra Andrews and Dr. Lincoln Sloas College for Design and Social Inquiry & School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Image 3 What responsibilities do drug court officials …