{"id":1993,"date":"2023-05-29T23:48:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T23:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leticialistening.com\/spaces-restorative-transitional-justice\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2023-05-29T23:51:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T23:51:48","slug":"te-whare-whakapiki-wairua-alcohol-and-other-drug-treatment-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leticialistening.com\/spaces-restorative-transitional-justice\/es\/te-whare-whakapiki-wairua-alcohol-and-other-drug-treatment-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua \/ Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua \/ Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Author of case study:\u00a0<\/b>Greg Labrosse<\/p>

Geopolitical location of space:<\/b>
65-69 Albert Street
Auckland 1010, New Zealand<\/p>

Extant? <\/b>Yes<\/p>

Architect:<\/b>
Original architect unknown<\/p>

Timeframe of RJ\/TJ process in this space:<\/h2>

The New Zealand government established the AODT Courts in 2012 as a 5-year pilot program, with the Ministry of Justice commissioning a formative and process evaluation. In 2016, Cabinet Paper agreed to extend the pilot until 2020.\u00a0In December 2019, the Government announced the two pilot courts were now permanent, and that a third court would open in Waikato in 2020.<\/p>

Background information:<\/h2>

The adult Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court was established in 2012 to pilot a new approach to offending which is fuelled by alcohol and other drug addiction. It targets offenders\u2014especially those from the M\u0101ori community\u2014who would otherwise be imprisoned, but whose offending is being fuelled by their unresolved \u201chigh-needs\u201d issues of addiction or dependency. They are also assessed as being \u201chigh-risk\u201d in terms of their non-compliance: in other words, past sentences and court orders made have not changed their situation. Consequently, they are on a treadmill of offending, typically being punished, but then going on to reoffend.<\/p>

As an alternative to prison, the court applies evidence-based best practices in a potentially transformative program of case management, treatment, drug testing, monitoring and mentoring. Sentencing is deferred while participants go through the rigorous program, which includes regular court appearances to check on progress, and may take one to two years to complete.<\/p>

Is restorative justice actually taking place in this space?<\/h2>

Yes. The New Zealand model includes the role of Pou Oranga, a position held by a person with a lived experience of recovery, treatment and sound knowledge of te reo M\u0101ori and tikanga. Peer support workers who also have a lived experience of recovery mentor participants while they are in the court, and community treatment services provide a range of treatment options all contributing to the work of the court in holding participants accountable for their offending by requiring them to address its underlying causes.<\/p>

Is this space designed\/arranged for safe listening?<\/h2>

The spaces where restorative justice takes place within the AODT court have been designed in partnership with the M\u0101ori community in accordance with its \u2018two house\u2019 model. This model maps the traditional courtroom to Tumutumuwhenua, the tupuna whare (ancestral house) on \u014cr\u0101kei marae, while simultaneously relating these two houses to the three stages of recovery: serenity\/te wairua m\u0101rie, courage\/manawanui and wisdom\/m\u0101ramatanga.<\/p>

There are three sections in the courtroom:<\/p>

  1. the public gallery<\/li>
  2. the mid-section, where prosecution, lawyers and case managers sit<\/li>
  3. the last section, which is where the judge sits<\/li><\/ol>

    The three core domains of Tumutumuwhenua parallel the courtroom space, as explained by the Pou Aranga:<\/p>

    \u201cWhen you enter the tupuna whare, [\u2026] you enter the house in peace. When the p\u014dwhiri (welcome) begins and the whaik\u014drero (formal speech) begins, it\u2019s in the midsection, Tumutumuwhenua at this house. And to the wall of the tupuna whare is ng\u0101 t\u016bpuna (ancestors) and the puna m\u0101tauranga, or the access to the wisdom of the past.\u201d<\/p>

    Who is the audience\/the intended participants for this space?<\/h2>

    The AODT Court primarily serves members of the M\u0101ori community from Auckland and Wait\u0101kere.<\/p>

    How or to what extent is this space public?<\/h2>

    The site is open to the public, but the AODT Court is focused on offering services to members of the M\u0101ori community.<\/p>

    What are the politics of this space, either in terms of its location, design, spatial, or visual aspects?<\/h2>

    Although Maori make up 14% of the overall population, they represent over 50% of New Zealand\u2019s prison population. As of June 2017, 13% of the prison population was incarcerated for drug offences, and 20% incarcerated for crimes of dishonesty such as theft. The Department of Corrections reported that two thirds of prisoners in New Zealand have substance abuse problems.<\/p>

    As such, the AODT Court aims to:<\/p>

    \u2013 Reduce reoffending and the use of imprisonment<\/p>

    \u2013 Reduce alcohol and other drug consumption and dependency<\/p>

    \u2013 Positively impact on health and wellbeing<\/p>

    \u2013 Be cost effective<\/p>

    The global growth in popularity of drug treatment courts instead of penal sentences reflects the growing international recognition that drug addiction is a social problem.<\/p>

    Physical\/factual description of space:<\/h2>

    Although the AODT Court is modeled on similar drugs courts operating in the United States (there are over 3.000 such courts operating in the U.S.), the \u2018two house\u2019 model adopted by the AODT Court in Auckland includes elements that are unique to the New Zealand context in which it operates and that relate to cultural responsiveness and partnership with the M\u0101ori community (as evidenced in the photos).<\/p>

    Analytical description of space:<\/h2>

    The AODT Court delivers justice through a model of therapeutic interventions. The court\u2019s objective is to help offenders deal with their addiction and criminal behaviour. Along the way, the multi-agency AODT team also works to help participants repair stressful social and emotional situations, such as homelessness and shattered relationships with wha\u0304nau.\u00a0It uses a pre-sentence model whereby sentence is deferred while the offender works their way through the drug court programme. It takes most graduates 12\u201318 months.<\/p>

    Evidence from similar courts overseas has clearly demonstrated that there is a significant reduction in reoffending, both in terms of the rates of reoffending and seriousness of it, where such a court applies evidence-based best practice, as occurs in the New Zealand pilot.\u00a0There are demonstrated benefits using other measures too. For instance, contact with police drops dramatically for many AODT court participants as their lifestyles improve. The courts also witness a ripple effect of recovery as participants\u2019 progress impacts positively on relationships with those around them, especially family members.<\/p>

    As at December 2019, more than 200 participants have graduated. Not only have these graduates completed their comprehensive and intensive individualised treatment plans, but they also contributed more than 38,000 hours in voluntary community work as a way of giving back to the community \u2014 around 185 hours per graduate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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