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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Details Date DWI And Drug Courts Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) courts are also called Driving Under Influence (DUI) courts. From the wordings of DWI/DUI, these courts deal with instances of persons caught driving while intoxicated or drunk. Driving While Intoxicated /DUI are courts of the first instance where the offender comes into contact with the law (Solop et al. 12). Driving while intoxicated courts prescribe the manner of punishment for those brought before the magistrate. In some cases, the sentence can be a deportation order if the offender is not an American citizen. Many repeat offenders under the DWI/DUI courts are alcoholic (Solop et al. 17). Driving While Intoxicated courts concern themselves with reducing drunk driving and treating alcoholism. On the other hand, drug courts handle all cases of persons convicted of drug abuse. Drug courts are overseen by the judiciary as they provide a sentencing alternative to offenders who are substance abuse addicts. When compared to DWI courts, drug courts offer post-sentencing options (Freeman-Wilson & Huddleston 7). It could also fit a description of the punishing court. Under drug courts, punishment does not take the traditional form of serving a term in prison but instead assumes a problem-solving approach. As opposed to DWI courts, drug courts concern themselves with helping addicted offender recover rather than achieving instant justice as per the land laws. Drug courts are a relatively new phenomenon under the criminal justice system. From the nature of the two courts, they both handle drug-related offenses. Driving While Intoxicated and Drug courts are
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