| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 法律學研究所 === 106 === Abstract
This paper aims at studying the through-care system for drug users in Japan. After the World War II, Japan began a series of drug regulation as the drug problem became more serious. Especially in the use of Stimulants, there are three Stimulants-abusing-period since WWII. However, the number of arrest people and inmates still can not be effectively controlled when the third Stimulants-abusing-period (Around 2000 A.C.). The Japanese government has also begun to reform the treatment of each stage.
After a brief of the history and background of the drug problem in Japan, this paper explains the meaning of major change in the partly suspended sentence in recent years. This paper focuses on the changes and influences caused by this new system to Japan''s institutional and community treatment.
Then, this article analyzes and criticizes the related systems and structures. At all stages of the treatment, supervision and management are still the core. They do not really consider the welfare needs and support of the drug user concerned. They also do not regard the goal of rehabilitation into society as the real purpose of encountering. Recently, there are theories emphasizing the importance of the subject''s right of informed consent, but this paper does not consider this concept to be able to solve the related problems. In the end, this paper makes a conclusion that how to face the pressure of public opinion on the punitive attitude of drug policies.
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