| The rapidly growing number of drug abusers and the exploding caseload of drug-related cases had made the world drug problem intractable,and the need for rehabilitation of drug abusers was urgent.Drug court is a type of problem-solving court that emerged in the late 1980 s.It is mainly based on therapeutic jurisprudence and targets drug abusers who meet the admission criteria for treatment of drug addiction.Therapeutic jurisprudence has provided ideas for innovative judicial models to solve the dilemma of drug crimes,and drug courts are the product of timely emergence,and their operation has received positive evaluation and positive results after research and evaluation and analysis,showing better results than traditional drug treatment measures in helping drug addicted participants to quit drugs,reducing the rate of relapse and recidivism,judicial costs and benefits,and providing new thinking and paths for solving the drug problem.The effectiveness of China’s drug rehabilitation work is worthy of recognition,but in practice there are also some problems that prevent it from continuing to develop for the better;through the inspiration gained from the practice of drug courts,we can try to learn from its strengths and advantages and,in a situation that suits our national situation and legal framework,crack down on the problems that have arisen in our drug rehabilitation system,and make suggestions for saving drug addicts and improving the effectiveness of rehabilitation.First,the origins,development and research status of drug courts are introduced,and the background and theoretical basis of treatment jurisprudence are elaborated;secondly,the concepts related to drug courts are explained,and the subjects and types of courts involved are explained;thirdly,the operational model and implementation procedures are elaborated;finally,their positive values and problems are discussed,and they provide inspiration for the dilemmas that have arisen in drug rehabilitation in China,with a view to finding a breakthrough to solve the problem. |