According to Chief White, if they face mandatory jail time, some of those addicts may choose treatment programs to avoid going to prison. Since many addicts are involved in criminal behaviour, the Drug Treatment Court Programs will become a crime prevention tool (70) Paul Welsh, the Director of the Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services Centre in Ottawa, also welcomed the emphasis on treatment for addiction as an alternative to incarceration (71)
Paul Welsh, directeur du Centre de traitement de la toxicomanie et des services familiaux Rideauwood d’Ottawa, voit aussi d’un bon œil l’accent mis sur le traitement des toxicomanies comme solution de rechange à l’incarcération(71).