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  Daily Journal Staff Writer 

  SAN FRANCISCO - Day and night, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Ronald E.
  Albers thinks about changing the behavior of the drug addicted and mentally ill. In
  his role overseeing the city's Drug and Behavioral Health courts, each case requires
  Albers to balance risk and need, incentive and sanction. 

  A heroin user appearing before Albers for the first time can expect a life of heavy
  monitor... (continued)