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| − | + | In the late 1980s alternatives such as drug courts emerged as an innovative approach when professionals recognized the importance of treating substance use and mental health to prevent relapse and recidivism. Drug courts aim to reduce drug use relapse and criminal recidivism through a variety of services. These services include risk and needs assessment, judicial interaction, monitoring and supervision, graduated sanctions and incentives, treatment, and various rehabilitation services. As of today, there are more than 3,000 drug courts across the United States. <ref>https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/238527.pdf</ref> Specialty courts consist of Veteran, DUI/DWI, Mental health, Juvenile, Family Drug Treatment Courts, Tribal, Opioid and Re-entry. | |
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| + | Overall, the drug court approach intends to reduce time in the criminal just system and provide treatment to individuals instead of punishment<br/> Additional information regarding expanding Improving Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System can be found here. <ref>http://ifi-wikis.com/IFI-OpioidCrisis/Improve_Recovery_Support_for_People_in_the_Criminal_Justice_System</ref> | ||
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| − | In | + | Do Drug Courts Work?<ref> https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/do-drug-courts-work-findings-drug-court-research#:~:text=Impact%20of%20Drug%20Courts%20on%20Recidivism%20and%20Cost&text=In%20an%20unprecedented%20longitudinal%20study,arrests)%20and%20significantly%20lower%20costs</ref><br/> Impact of Drug Courts<ref>https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/do-drug-courts-work-findings-drug-court-research</ref><br/> Adult Drug Court- Research to Practice<ref>https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/adult-drug-court-research-practice-r2p-initiative</ref> |
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| − | + | Adult Drug Treatment court Grants<ref>https://bja.ojp.gov/program/adult-drug-court-grant-program/overview</ref><br/> Veterans Treatment Program Grant<ref>https://bja.ojp.gov/program/veterans-treatment-court-grant-program/overview</ref> | |
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| − | + | National Drug Court Resource Center- Resources by Court Type<ref>https://ndcrc.org/resources-by-court-type/</ref><br/> Seven Program Design Features: Adult Drug Court Principles, Research, and Practice<ref>https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/248701.pdf</ref><br/> National Court Drug Institute-Technical Assistance for Adult Drug Courts<ref>https://www.ndci.org/resource/training/ta/</ref> | |
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| − | + | '''Adult National Drug Court Best Practice Standards<ref>https://ndcrc.org/best-practice-resources/</ref>'''<br/> Adult Drug Court best practice standards provides evidence-based practice standards set forth by subject matter experts, researchers, and policy makers. | |
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Brief Description
Contents
Introductory Paragraph
In the late 1980s alternatives such as drug courts emerged as an innovative approach when professionals recognized the importance of treating substance use and mental health to prevent relapse and recidivism. Drug courts aim to reduce drug use relapse and criminal recidivism through a variety of services. These services include risk and needs assessment, judicial interaction, monitoring and supervision, graduated sanctions and incentives, treatment, and various rehabilitation services. As of today, there are more than 3,000 drug courts across the United States. [1] Specialty courts consist of Veteran, DUI/DWI, Mental health, Juvenile, Family Drug Treatment Courts, Tribal, Opioid and Re-entry.
Overall, the drug court approach intends to reduce time in the criminal just system and provide treatment to individuals instead of punishment
Additional information regarding expanding Improving Recovery Support for People in the Criminal Justice System can be found here. [2]
Key Information
Please capture a deeper dive of the content in this section, to include any relevant subtopics or important things happening in the field the reader should be situationally aware of right now. You may have multiple paragraphs here with subtitles, if needed. While are not the experts and do not need to write out every detail about the subtopic like a research paper, we should make an attempt to fully capture the landscape of important things to know and link to any external information that may be helpful if the reader wants to learn more information.
Relevant Research
Do Drug Courts Work?[3]
Impact of Drug Courts[4]
Adult Drug Court- Research to Practice[5]
Impactful Federal, State, and Local Policies
Adult Drug Treatment court Grants[6]
Veterans Treatment Program Grant[7]
Available Tools and Resources
National Drug Court Resource Center- Resources by Court Type[8]
Seven Program Design Features: Adult Drug Court Principles, Research, and Practice[9]
National Court Drug Institute-Technical Assistance for Adult Drug Courts[10]
Promising Practices
Adult National Drug Court Best Practice Standards[11]
Adult Drug Court best practice standards provides evidence-based practice standards set forth by subject matter experts, researchers, and policy makers.
Sources
- ^ https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/238527.pdf
- ^ http://ifi-wikis.com/IFI-OpioidCrisis/Improve_Recovery_Support_for_People_in_the_Criminal_Justice_System
- ^ https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/do-drug-courts-work-findings-drug-court-research#:~:text=Impact%20of%20Drug%20Courts%20on%20Recidivism%20and%20Cost&text=In%20an%20unprecedented%20longitudinal%20study,arrests)%20and%20significantly%20lower%20costs
- ^ https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/do-drug-courts-work-findings-drug-court-research
- ^ https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/adult-drug-court-research-practice-r2p-initiative
- ^ https://bja.ojp.gov/program/adult-drug-court-grant-program/overview
- ^ https://bja.ojp.gov/program/veterans-treatment-court-grant-program/overview
- ^ https://ndcrc.org/resources-by-court-type/
- ^ https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/248701.pdf
- ^ https://www.ndci.org/resource/training/ta/
- ^ https://ndcrc.org/best-practice-resources/
