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 7^th 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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