The
Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney and
the NSW Department of Corrective Services cosponsored
a seminar on:
'Compulsory
Drug Treatment Orders: A human rights violation or
a pragmatic approach to drug-related offending?'
The
Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional Centre
Act 2004 (NSW) commenced in July 2006. The Compulsory
Drug Treatment Program is an interagency endeavour
- primarily between the NSW
Drug Court, the Attorney-General's Department
and Justice Health. The Compulsory
Drug Treatment Correctional Centre located
in Parklea commenced operation in September 2006.
The Centre aims to ensure the treatment, rehabilitation
and reintegration of male participants who have
repeatedly offended in order to support a drug
dependence. Participants progress from detention
to semi-detention to community custody. The rate
of progress is overseen by the NSW Drug Court.
This model of offender rehabilitation is unique
in Australia.
His
Honour Judge Roger Dive, Senior Judge, Drug
Court of New South Wales
Professor Don Thomson, Psychology
Dept, Charles Sturt University
Astrid Birgden, Director, Compulsory
Drug Treatment Correctional Centre, Dept of Corrective
Services NSW
Chair:
Luke Grant, Assistant Commissioner,
Offender Services & Programs, Dept of Corrective
Services NSW
*A
public seminar in the Beyond Punishment series, engaging
in critical debate about prisons, community programs
and related issues, co-sponsored by the NSW Department
of Corrective Services.
Date:
9 May 2007, 5.30pm - 7.30 pm
Venue: Minter Ellison Conference
Room, Level 13, Sydney University Law School, 173-175
Phillip Street, Sydney
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