How else do Drug Courts differ from traditional courts?
Drug Courts are offender-focused habilitation models that recognize the powerful influence of substance abuse as a driver of behavior. Recognizing that recovery from addiction is vital to community safety and individual accountability, the Montgomery County Circuit Court Drug Courts leverage several characteristics their foundation for participant support toward recovery: • Unique involvement by the Drug Court Judge; • A non-adversarial, collaborative approach to treatment; • Weekly meetings of the Drug Court Team to review cases; • Weekly dockets dedicated to Drug Court cases; • Recognition, reward and positive reinforcement for progress; and, • The rapid imposition of negative sanctions as motivators to improve compliance and to modify negative behaviors. To promote the interests of the offender, and the community in which he/she lives, the Montgomery County Circuit Court Drug Court will provide an alternative to traditional case processing and disposition that emphasizes the value o
