Drug Court: Justice Meets Treatment | Tina Nadeau | TEDxPiscataquaRiver

Incarceration does not treat addiction, it cultivates it. As NH and the nation faces a crippling opioid epidemic, Chief Justice of NH’s Superior Court Justice Tina Nadeau explains that if we want to increase public safety, reduce costs of incarceration and return offenders to the community as productive members, we need to invest in alternatives to incarceration. One alternative - drug courts - has proven very effective in treating the underlying conditions that result in criminal behavior.
Tina Nadeau is the Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court. She was appointed to the bench in 1996 and began serving as Chief Justice in 2011. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she served as legal counsel to Governor Stephen Merrill.
She began her legal career in 1989 as an assistant attorney general in the homicide division. In 2013, Judge Nadeau received the Caroline Gross Fellowship award to attend the Kennedy School of Government on Executive Leadership; the 2013 Eric Cogswell Achievement award, recognizing commitment to addressing the over-incarceration of offenders with mental illness; and she was the 2013 recipient of the Marilla Ricker award, presented by the NH Bar to women in leadership positions.
In 2015 she received the Advocacy award from New Futures and the Wheelok-Nardi award from Greater Manchester Mental Health for her work advocating for those with mental health and substance abuse issues.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@marcuspolo9106]

Yaa..she was my drug court judge..ive been sober 21 months..great judge..she is part of the solution

[@JustinBobby-di9zt]

603 all day

[@Sparksterfu]

Great to see someone that is part of the criminal justice system actually trying to be a solution to the drug addiction problem.

[@lindapaquette5219]

Excellent job! You are amazing! Thank you for your extraordinary advocacy on helping us get a handle on this addiction crisis.

[@lesliewebb3673]

This program treats individuals with integrity and promotes lasting change. Drug court is well documented and your message comes through with compassion and the numbers to prove it. Thanks for an inspiring talk, Tina !

[@margeauxdillon6454]

Fascinating presentation, thank you!

[@asrosen55]

Great presentation on some really good work being done in NH. Let's spread it across the country.

[@yelah]

this was a great talk. i'm citing this work in my Master's argumentative paper in favor of drug courts as a responsible, concerned, informed, and evidence-based method of tackling crime, mass incarceration, and treating those who are addicted. :)

[@dianalynnenadeau6393]

So great, Tina! Wonderful to hear you speak!

[@joecjnh]

Very proud of you. Great job. Clear, concise, and easy to understand.

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[@johndunn7502]

Judge Nadeau is very passionate about the drug court program. We are very lucky to have her any many fine judges overseeing this very important part of the criminal justice system in NH and other states.

[@karenhardinglawyer4510]

Great presentation. Well done. This video effectively explains how and why Drug Treatment Courts work.

[@lacharmer441]

It’s successful because they are ready to end their addiction, unlike the ones that won’t even entertain the idea of Drug Court!

[@lizgeorge7702]

Wonderful presentation!

[@mar8014]

good job!

[@tinkletink1403]

did she mention prohibition doesn't help?

[@miketaylor2954]

tina,good job, drug court and the house arrest work programs are a solution not a consequence.

[@jbugdale]

There is a biais created depending on the crime then. Many users start selling their drug of choice to afford to use.

[@Kensei8989]

The problem is that they are letting violent people attend drug court instead of prison time. Doing this harms the people that have to deal with that person. If its just possession thats one thing but they are letting all types of criminals in if they were intoxicated during a crime/ multiple crimes. And on the oh but mental health side of things, What criminal doesnt have mental health problems. And no one is checking if these people gave the actual alcoholism disease.

[@JustinBobby-di9zt]

John Clemons chief of NH probation/parole

[@nancyasson400]

Drug Addicts are punished for being who they are? Something is very wrong here, very wrong... I won't ever be able to wrap my head around that one.. It's all about the money...So sad..😢😢

[@poetnathan26]

Those statistics are wrong! Which is why none of it works. The truth of the matter is, is that 22 out of 100 to go through drug court get caught reoffending the vast majority of those should go to the program go right back to drugs either then or later, they just don’t get caught. The problem is not the treatment. The problem is the law that makes it illegal to begin with.

[@whylogicalthinking]

And even under drug court men are sentenced more harshly than women

[@danielapestegui1829]

We know for fact it is not going to stop the addiction. I would call a slow death. Education while they are young is the best . I think it is another way you want to charge us tax payers.

[@JustinBobby-di9zt]

Of coursw but its cheaper than housing them in prison

[@chuckknight4923]

Just wait until you are the victim of multiple crimes perpetrated by a lifelong drug user, who has already been through rehab a few times. I'm sure the 3 minutes the judge spends listening and clapping for the addict will seem like justice being served. I'm sure you will be happy the addict gets a gas gift card for good behavior while you are out the $30,000 they stole from you, never to be repaid. Just wait until you are the victim.....

[@michellejones8026]

I totally agree with you, Chuck. And as victims, we need to speak out.

[@nancyasson400]

Oh..Get over yourself! You're gonna have a heart attack... Chill out and just breathe.. My GAWD..

[@nancyasson400]

​@@michellejones8026...I can hardly wait 😊.. So, anytime you're ready... Ya know..to start speaking...Ok , GO!

[@nancyasson400]

Why do folks feel they need to comment about something they are oblivious to? Maybe y'all need to sit down and shut up...then y'all might learn something... I'm an honest woman, kinda blunt at times... You & your buddies, really kinda make me sick. Y'all need to read a book or something... Anything, just stop talking and commenting, can you do that maybe...Please??