Our goal was to look at whether or not treatment and prevention should be priorities rather than simply punishment, and they are.
Bobby Scott: “Our goal was to look at whether or not treatment and prevention should be priorities rather than simply punishment, and…”
On the recordJune 10, 2009
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Advocates for prioritizing treatment and prevention over punishment in criminal justice.
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