Approximately 40 percent of juvenile offenders in Texas suffer from a mental illness. The juvenile justice system can include mental health treatment within delinquency interventions for these offenders with positive outcomes and lower costs.
Supervised Drug Consumption Sites: Overview and Model Legislation
Supervised drug consumption sites are causing more harm than the help they are allegedly providing. In cities where these sites have opened, they have attracted crime and ultimately failed to address the causes of overdose and addiction. Key points: Supervised drug consumption sites are illegal by federal law, but NGOs continue to try to open...