Legal Rights of People with Alcohol and Drug Histories and Criminal Records PowerPoint

202 Pages·2008·1.22 MB·English

“KNOW YOUR RIGHTS”
Legal Rights of [name of state residents, eg.,
“Californians”] with Alcohol and Drug Histories
[[aanndd CCrriimmiinnaall RReeccoorrddss]]
[created March 2008]
This training is for . . .

people with or in recovery from alcohol or drug
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[people in treatment or recovery with criminal
z
recordds]]
anyone supporting the rights of people with
z
current/past alcohol or drug problems [or criminal
records].
Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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This training is about . . .
Laws prohibiting discrimination against people with
z
:
disabilities in
►Employment
►►HHoouussiinngg
►Public accommodations – health care, schools, etc.
►Government benefits and services
[Laws prohibiting discrimination based on a criminal
z
record.]
Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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Training objectives

Understand rights to be free from
1.
ddiisc riimiinattiion undder ffedder all [[ andd sttatte]]
laws.
UUndde rsttandd hh o w tto exerciise tthho se riighhtts

2.
Know how to help others understand and
3.
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Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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Part 1
Introduction:
What Is Discrimination?
Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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DISCRIMINATION IS . . .

treating a person less favorably/differently

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. . . when the law does not permit it.

Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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DISCRIMINATION IS . . .

Examples of status protected by law:
RRace
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Age
z
DDiissaabbiilliittyy
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Gender
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[[iinnsseerrtt “ccrriimmiinnaall rreeccoorrdd ” – iiff yyoouurr ssttaattee llaaww hhaass aannttii -
z
discrimination statute]
Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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DDIISSCCRRIIMMIINNAATTIIOONN:: EExxaammpplleess

Doctor’s office won’t treat someone with a drug
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pprroobblleemm.

Employer fires someone because that person is in
z
recovery ffrom allcohh
ollism.
Employer has a policy: we don’t hire anyone with a
z
criminal record, no matter what it was for or how
old it is.
Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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DISCRIMINATION:
CASE-BY-CASE DECISION

SShhoulldd llookk att eachh person iinddiiviidd
ualllly.

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Should not make generalizations about a person
z
based on status (e.g., based on the mere fact that
the person has a disability or has a criminal record).
Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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DISCRIMINATION IS NOT . . .
treating a person less
favorably/differently because
of his/her CONDUCT.
Prepared by the Legal Action Center with support from Partners for Recovery, an initiative of
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
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