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Drug Court

The Drug Court sentences and supervises the treatment of serious offenders with drug or alcohol dependency who have committed an offence under the influence of drugs, or to support a drug or alcohol habit. An offender in the Drug Court is sentenced to a two-year Drug Treatment Order, which involves a suspended custodial sentence and a treatment program aimed at addressing the offender's substance abuse.

By focusing on rehabilitation, the Drug Court's treatment program represents a fundamental shift in the way courts deal with drug offenders. The ultimate goal of the program is to address drug dependency, bring stability to offenders' chaotic lifestyles and break the cycle of offending.

The Drug Court is based at the Dandenong Magistrates' Court.