FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? DCPO
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2001????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 202/307-0703
PUBLICATION ADVISORY
ATTORNEYS? AND JUDGES? ROLE? IN DRUG COURT EXAMINED IN
NEW JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The Justice Department?s Drug Court Program Office
(DCPO) released today Ethical Considerations for Judges and Attorneys in
Drug Court at the 7th Annual Training Conference of the National
Association of Drug Court Professionals, which will run through Friday.? This publication provides commentary on the
role of attorneys and judges in drug courts and highlights ethical issues in
both the design and daily operations of drug court programs.? Developed by a committee of drug court
practitioners, including judges and attorneys who serve in drug courts, this
publication also provides information about three American Bar Association
(ABA) ethical codes: the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, the Model Rule of
Professional Conduct, and the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice.??
Publication:???????????????? Ethical
Considerations for Judges and Attorneys in Drug Court
Release Date: ?????????? May 30, 2001
For additional information or to obtain a copy of this publication,
please contact DCPO?s Website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/dcpo
or the National Criminal Justice Reference Service at
1-800/851-3420.?
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