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DRUG TREATMENT COURTS—A VIABLE OPTION FOR CANADA? SENTENCING ISSUES AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE TORONTO COURT

Dr. Carol La Prairie Department of Justice, Vancouver Regional Office, National Crime Prevention Centre, 840 Howe St., Room 957, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2S9, CanadaView further author information
, B.Sc., B.Sw., M.A., Ph.D.,
Louis Gliksman Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
, Ph.D.,
Patricia G. Erickson Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.,
Ronald Wall Health Canada, Ottawa, CanadaView further author information
, Ph.D. &
Brenda Newton-Taylor Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
, M.A.
Pages 1529-1566 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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