Court ordered drug treatment cuts re-offending
Source: New South Wales. Attorney General. Media Release.
"NSW Attorney General and Minister for Health John Hatzistergos welcomed the new report showing an innovative program to treat drug abuse by criminal defendants has successfully reduced re-offending rates in NSW. The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) released its evaluation of the court-based drug treatment program, Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment Program or MERIT."