377 KB55 KB201520252025Oberman, Stevenštevilka:1letnik:18str. 33-54DOI:10.18690/mls.18.1.33-54.2025ISSN:2463-7955COBISSID_HOST:246796291URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-N4W84Q3TenslUniversity of Maribor PressMedicine, law & societyalcohol and drug abusecriminal justice systemsubstance use disorderstreatment courtsUnited States of AmericaSubstance use disorder and treatment courts in the American criminal justice system|The global issue of drug and alcohol addiction leads to the commission of crimes, wasted lives, and unnecessary deaths. Although judicial systems in every country are positioned to encourage treatment of this disease, the focus is too often on imprisonment. One promising alternative is “Treatment Courts,” a relatively recent program in the United States. This program incentivizes citizens accused of crimes by providing rewards for successful completion. Beyond other benefits, this alternative to confinement provides reduced punishment, and in some instances, even dismissal of the offense. This article explores treatment courts and other emerging American alternatives to imprisonmentGlobalni problem odvisnosti od drog in alkohola vodi v zagrešitve zločinov, zapravljanje življenj in nepotrebne smrti. Čeprav so pravosodni sistemi v vsaki državi postavljeni tako, da spodbujajo zdravljenje tega zdravstvenega stanja, je osredotočenost prevečkrat na zaporni kazni. Ena obetavna alternativa so t. i. 'zdravstvene oziroma terapevtske obravnave', ki predstavljajo relativno nov program v Združenih državah Amerike. Ta program spodbuja posameznike, ki so obsojeni storitve kaznivih dejanj, z zagotavljanjem nagrad za uspešen zaključek. Namesto da bi bili poslani v zapor so obravnavani v okviru sodnih sistemov, ki jim omogočajo dostop do zdravljenja, svetovanja in drugih podpornih storitev. Razen drugih koristi, ta program nudi tudi zmanjšano zaporno kazen, in v nekaterih primerih celo opustitev pregona. Članek raziskuje o sodiščih za zdravljenje in drugih novejših alternativah zaporne kazni v AmerikiTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Pravna fakulteta