OLS Analysis
... prosecutorial objections are already effective, while the implementation of mandatory sentencing is intended to be phased in Statewide over a five-year period, which began July 1, 2013 (FY 2014). A. Background on Drug Courts The drug court program originated as a “creature of the judiciary” in 1997, ...
... prosecutorial objections are already effective, while the implementation of mandatory sentencing is intended to be phased in Statewide over a five-year period, which began July 1, 2013 (FY 2014). A. Background on Drug Courts The drug court program originated as a “creature of the judiciary” in 1997, ...
Ethics and Confidentiality
... Ethical surprises abound • Clients see me as a support and they want to talk to me. • They phone me for help • They approach me on the street • They are all represented by counsel, and I’m not allowed to speak with them…but it is darned hard to avoid it! ...
... Ethical surprises abound • Clients see me as a support and they want to talk to me. • They phone me for help • They approach me on the street • They are all represented by counsel, and I’m not allowed to speak with them…but it is darned hard to avoid it! ...
Document
... • Community supervision is an element of case management services delivered to a drug court participant. • In drug court, a primary goal of community supervision is to facilitate behavior change instead of mere compliance ...
... • Community supervision is an element of case management services delivered to a drug court participant. • In drug court, a primary goal of community supervision is to facilitate behavior change instead of mere compliance ...
introducing drug treatment courts in chile
... - It´s allowed for offenders without any previous criminal records and risking penalties below 3 years of prision. - The measure allows regular hearings, in which the conditions might be modified. - The judge cannot impose periods of incarceration. - If the participant commits another crime or viola ...
... - It´s allowed for offenders without any previous criminal records and risking penalties below 3 years of prision. - The measure allows regular hearings, in which the conditions might be modified. - The judge cannot impose periods of incarceration. - If the participant commits another crime or viola ...
Cost Benefit Analysis IV
... Self Pay is not known. • The breakdown of how many clients went inpatient more than once and their respective lengths of stay is not known. • For clients who went inpatient the lowest number of days or months was used to calculate the approximate cost. • For clients who went to NYS prison, the avera ...
... Self Pay is not known. • The breakdown of how many clients went inpatient more than once and their respective lengths of stay is not known. • For clients who went inpatient the lowest number of days or months was used to calculate the approximate cost. • For clients who went to NYS prison, the avera ...
New Orleans Incentives and Sanctions 12-9-15
... puts a person on an intermittent schedule of rewards and sanctions, which is ineffectual in changing behavior. Marlowe, D. B., & Kirby, K. C. (1999). “Effective use of sanctions in drug courts: Lessons from behavioral research.” National Drug Court Institute Review, II (1), 11-xxix. ...
... puts a person on an intermittent schedule of rewards and sanctions, which is ineffectual in changing behavior. Marlowe, D. B., & Kirby, K. C. (1999). “Effective use of sanctions in drug courts: Lessons from behavioral research.” National Drug Court Institute Review, II (1), 11-xxix. ...
Winnebago County - Adult Redeploy Illinois
... to supervise and treat non-violent offenders in the community instead of sending them to state prisons. ARI is based on the premise that local jurisdictions can reduce crime and the costs of the criminal justice system by understanding and addressing the reasons why people commit crimes. Results exp ...
... to supervise and treat non-violent offenders in the community instead of sending them to state prisons. ARI is based on the premise that local jurisdictions can reduce crime and the costs of the criminal justice system by understanding and addressing the reasons why people commit crimes. Results exp ...
Moving Evidence Based Treatment into the Drug Court Setting
... Each offer an opportunity for changed behavior through intervention, treatment or therapy Each lend themselves to conditions imposed by the judge Each allows the judge to address the underlying issues which brought the person to court ...
... Each offer an opportunity for changed behavior through intervention, treatment or therapy Each lend themselves to conditions imposed by the judge Each allows the judge to address the underlying issues which brought the person to court ...
Table of Contents - Harris County District Courts
... Duties and Responsibilities While under the supervision of the S.T.A.R. Program, you will be responsible for adhering to all duties and responsibilities listed in your contract. The following are essential to your success with the Harris County Drug Court. 1. You are forbidden to use, possess, or c ...
... Duties and Responsibilities While under the supervision of the S.T.A.R. Program, you will be responsible for adhering to all duties and responsibilities listed in your contract. The following are essential to your success with the Harris County Drug Court. 1. You are forbidden to use, possess, or c ...
10 Key Components of Veterans Treatment Courts
... This project was supported by Grant No. 2009DC-BX-K005 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Just ...
... This project was supported by Grant No. 2009DC-BX-K005 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Just ...
Drugs Courts - The Different Faces of Substance Abuse
... Abstinence and public safety are the ultimate goals of Drug Court, but many participants exhibit a pattern of positive urine tests within the first months of admission. Because addiction takes a long time to develop and many factors contribute to addiction and dependency, it is rare that an individu ...
... Abstinence and public safety are the ultimate goals of Drug Court, but many participants exhibit a pattern of positive urine tests within the first months of admission. Because addiction takes a long time to develop and many factors contribute to addiction and dependency, it is rare that an individu ...
Annotated Bibliography
... This source provides specific information regarding amphetamine addiction and how addiction to amphetamines can be more severe to addiction to other substances. It provides a small section discussing the history of the drug court programs in the United States, beginning in Miami Dade, Florida. Inclu ...
... This source provides specific information regarding amphetamine addiction and how addiction to amphetamines can be more severe to addiction to other substances. It provides a small section discussing the history of the drug court programs in the United States, beginning in Miami Dade, Florida. Inclu ...
Sentencing drug users
... divert drug-using offenders into helping services early on in their offending and drug-using careers and ‘down-tariff’ those who engage successfully might also be explored. Scotland is piloting structured deferred sentencing whereby persistent young offenders, many of whom have drug problems, are su ...
... divert drug-using offenders into helping services early on in their offending and drug-using careers and ‘down-tariff’ those who engage successfully might also be explored. Scotland is piloting structured deferred sentencing whereby persistent young offenders, many of whom have drug problems, are su ...
New York`s Rockefeller Drug Laws: Explaining the Reforms of 2009
... incarcerate people for drug offenses – 66% have previously never been to prison, and 80% have never been convicted of a violent felony. It costs approximately $45,000 to incarcerate a person for one year in New York, while treatment costs an average of $15,000 per year, and is proven to be 15 times ...
... incarcerate people for drug offenses – 66% have previously never been to prison, and 80% have never been convicted of a violent felony. It costs approximately $45,000 to incarcerate a person for one year in New York, while treatment costs an average of $15,000 per year, and is proven to be 15 times ...
Effective Community Supervision in Drug Court
... The frequency of testing should be tied to the drug of choice used by the target population, phase requirements. If practicable, use multiple specimens (urine, saliva, hair, etc.) All urine drug tests should be OBSERVED. Plan to test during home visits, office visits and court appearances. ...
... The frequency of testing should be tied to the drug of choice used by the target population, phase requirements. If practicable, use multiple specimens (urine, saliva, hair, etc.) All urine drug tests should be OBSERVED. Plan to test during home visits, office visits and court appearances. ...
What is a drug court? - Addiction Professionals of Louisiana
... Enacted stiffer penalties for drug offenses Many carried mandatory minimum prison sentences Additional laws increased penalties for the trafficking and use of drugs. Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 & 1988 ...
... Enacted stiffer penalties for drug offenses Many carried mandatory minimum prison sentences Additional laws increased penalties for the trafficking and use of drugs. Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 & 1988 ...
Drug Treatment Courts: The Chilean Experience
... arrestees for violent and property crime have used some illicit drug before committing their crime. The results also establish the close relationship between the use of cocaine or base paste2 and violent crimes (especially robbery and drug dealing). In addition, the study reveals that people that ab ...
... arrestees for violent and property crime have used some illicit drug before committing their crime. The results also establish the close relationship between the use of cocaine or base paste2 and violent crimes (especially robbery and drug dealing). In addition, the study reveals that people that ab ...
Mission: – The Steele-Waseca Drug Court (SWDC
... FACT: Drug Courts provide more comprehensive and closer supervision than other community-based supervision programs. FACT: Drug Courts are six times more likely to keep offenders in treatment long enough for them to get better. Are Drug Court Programs Soft on Crime? Drug courts across the county con ...
... FACT: Drug Courts provide more comprehensive and closer supervision than other community-based supervision programs. FACT: Drug Courts are six times more likely to keep offenders in treatment long enough for them to get better. Are Drug Court Programs Soft on Crime? Drug courts across the county con ...
Action Research - Centre for Justice Innovation
... Treatment Group Size (ideally < 12 per group) ...
... Treatment Group Size (ideally < 12 per group) ...
SOC 4108 3.24.14 Lecture Slides
... For a minimum term of one year, participants are: • provided with intensive treatment and other services they require to get and stay clean and sober; • held accountable by the Drug Court judge for meeting their obligations to the court, society, themselves and their families; • regularly and random ...
... For a minimum term of one year, participants are: • provided with intensive treatment and other services they require to get and stay clean and sober; • held accountable by the Drug Court judge for meeting their obligations to the court, society, themselves and their families; • regularly and random ...
Eligibility Requirements
... Prior conviction b. as one or more prior felony convictions of a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted us of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. ...
... Prior conviction b. as one or more prior felony convictions of a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted us of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm. ...
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Local Rules 30.2
... (c) Defendant has three or fewer prior non-violent felony convictions. (d) Defendant has no prior drug trafficking convictions. (e) Defendant has no other pending case(s) in which charges are pending that may lead to convictions for a violent felony, sexually oriented felony, or drug trafficking. (f ...
... (c) Defendant has three or fewer prior non-violent felony convictions. (d) Defendant has no prior drug trafficking convictions. (e) Defendant has no other pending case(s) in which charges are pending that may lead to convictions for a violent felony, sexually oriented felony, or drug trafficking. (f ...