Offering a valuable service to assist in crime reduction and advocate for the prospective client. We gladly accept those who truly need to be rehabilitated vs. incarcerated for those who mostly get charged for substance abuse induced crimes ..... Recent developments in criminal justice indicate the emergence of a national movement in favor of treating, rather than incarcerating, non-violent drug possession offenders. These developments include drug courts, local policies which favor rehab, and statewide ballot initiatives that divert non-violent drug offenders to rehab instead of incarceration. Public health approaches towards drug offenders have gained national attention and public support. In a recent survey sponsored by the Open Society Institute, "Changing Attitudes Towards the Criminal Justice System," 63% of Americans consider drug abuse a problem that should be addressed primarily through counseling and rehab, rather than the criminal justice system. Many men come to Paramount Recovery and Addiction Services that are facing legal consequences for their behavior while using alcohol and or drugs. We are well prepared to act as court liaisons/judicial advocates to follow any protocol that the courts deem necessary to satisfy a condition set forth by the courts and or probation departments etc. Defense Attorneys - We have experience that will help you formulate a strategy that will enable you to provide an adequate defense to present to prosecuting attorneys and or probation departments. We do provide acceptance letters when admission requirements are met. Judges - We offer a solution that addresses the primary reason many of these men stand before you. We are prepared to follow any protocol set forth by the courts. Probation Departments - Many men who have been placed under supervision cannot stay clean and are facing revocation as a result. We are prepared to follow any protocol set forth by probation departments i.e. UA's, progress reports etc _____________________________ THERE IS ANOTHER CHOICE!! Alternatives: The jailing of drug addicts is not stopping the spread of drugs. With the spread of drugs and drug abuse across the United States crime rates are soaring. According to Justice Department statistician Allen Beck, drug offenders currently account for nearly 60% of all inmates, as opposed to 25% in 1980. Most have no alternative to jail time or access to adequate rehab. And even more specifically nearly every inmate in jails across America have used drugs extensively either at some point in the past or during the actual commission of the crime. It is clear that drug abuse and crime go hand in hand, with no jail alternative. It is interesting to note that the aim of prison rehabilitation was actually removed from the mission statement of the prison system in the late 1970's. It simply does not exist as a hope or purpose anymore. After too many failures they have simply given up. The only solution offered by the state and federal prison system is to drug its inmates with psychotropic drugs and other "medications; the hope is that massive sedation will in some miraculous turn produce a reformed citizen. The results speak for themselves; it is not rational to think that a problem that is the result of drug abuse, can be successfully treated with yet more drugs, yet with no jail alternative, the cycle repeats itself. |