These two overlap since many community-oriented lawyering projects have to do
with instituting drug treatment courts. In community-oriented lawyering, the
lawyer works with other professionals in the community, using the legal system
as one of the tools, to address an issue in the community from a broader
perspective. Instead of looking at one client's issue, the lawyer looks for
what is the community's issue that has led the client to involvement with the
legal system. The website for community lawyering is www.communitylawyer.org.
Drug treatment courts are non-adversarial courts with the focus being on
substance abuse and treatment. A team including counsel, judge, probation
officer, treatment workers, etc. work with the client toward recovery and
reducing recidivism. Full communication is the norm. All aspects of the
participant's life are addressed in the plan. There are now hundreds of
drug treatment courts in the United States. For an extensive listing of
programs around the country, go to American
University in Washington, DC.
See http://www.neighborhoodlaw.org/page/122224&cat_id=1349
Below
are some of the links from the Community Lawyering site:
National
District Attorneys Association
Center
for Court Innovation
Judicial
Council of California
National
Association of Drug Court Professionals
National
Center for State Courts
Project
for the Future of Equal Justice Holistic Services Project
Center
for the Community Interest
Community
Law Center
Community
Legal Resources Network
National
Association for Public Interest Law
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