In our May/June issue, Maia Szalavitz shed light on the dark side of the nation’s much-praised drug court system (“How America Overdosed on Drug Courts”). The American Bar Association’s Judges’ Journal devoted its most recent issue to studies exploring a similar model: mental health courts. One concluded that an amicable relationship between judge and defendant—a key element often missing from drug courts—is one of the most important factors for recovery.
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