Just Desserts was formed in 2018 to assist and complement the work of the Court Mandated Drug (CMD) treatment program of the Magistrates Court. It is not part of the formal system of criminal justice and courts in Tasmania and is not involved in the ‘penalties’ side of the drug use equation. Instead, the group is oriented toward positive outcomes for CMD clients and positive interactions between offenders and the rest of the Tasmanian community now and into the future.
Just Desserts assists the CMD program by building up the incentives side of the drug use equation. In other words, Just Desserts rewards participants for their short and long-term successes in the program. Working with community members, the key task is to establish and maintain a wide range of items and services for use in incentivising participants in the CMD program as they achieve various stage-related goals.
[Description taken from Just Desserts website]
