Novel Courts Use Candy, Gift Cards to Reward Good Behavior

Novel courts use candy, gift cards to reward good behavior

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It's one of about 40 community courts around the United States that tackle mostly low-level crimes in troubled neighborhoods using judges — not juries — to send defendants to drug treatment, shelter and social services, instead of handing down fines …
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Tattle: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong off to rehab

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It is unclear what Armstrong is receiving treatment for. He was arrested for DUI in 2003 and has acknowledged in the past taking various drugs but has said he now avoids them. … Sotheby's is offering the contents of both her 14-room duplex on Park …
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Autism patients may benefit from drug treatment to lessen social restrictions

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While only specific problems are being addressed, it seems that the doctor may be on to something. If other issues with the diseased can be pinpointed and treated, there may be a drug therapy that helps the whole of autism instead of the most severe …
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Rockland DA Starts Annual Recovery Rally

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26, the Rockland Council on Alcoholism & Other Drug Dependence, Inc., and other Rockland community treatment and prevention agencies held their 5th Annual Recovery Rally to help educate and support people affected by substance abuse disorders, educate …
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