Adult Drug Courts: Evidence Indicates Recidivism Reductions and Mixed Results for Other Outcomes, United States Government Accountability Office, February 2005. This report describes the results of a review of published evaluations of adult drug court programs, particularly relating to (1) recidivism outcomes, (2) substance use relapse, (3) program completion, and (4) the costs and benefits of drug court programs.
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Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2007. This brochure encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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Analysis of 26 Drug Courts: Lessons Learned, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey. April 2002. The purpose of this report is to analyze the content of 26 different process evaluations of drug courts across the country using a lessons learned approach.
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Analysis of the Impact of the Crack Cocaine Amendment If Made Retroactive, U.S. Sentencing Commission, October 2007. This document provides an analysis of the impact of lowering the guideline sentencing range for certain categories of offenses and offenders involving cocaine base ("crack").
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Assessment of the Feasibility of Drug Night Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1993. An overview of the Cook County, IL drug night court program, set up to deal with an increase in drug cases filed.
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Breaking the Cycle, National Institute of Justice, June 2001. This report briefly chronicles the experiences of University of Alabama at Birmingham's Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Program in the implementation of the BTC initiative.
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But They All Come Back: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Jeremy Travis, May 2000. Overview of reentry programs that reintegrate offenders into the community and prevent recidivism are explored, uses drug courts as an example.
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Cocaine Facts & Figures, Office of National Drug Control Policy, September 2008. This online resource provides comprehensive data on cocaine with links to source materials.
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Community Courts: An Evolving Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, October 2000. This resource describes community courts around the country which were developed to address low-level crime.
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Community Prosecution in Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Attorney's Fifth District Pilot Project, National Institute of Justice, Barbara Boland. April 2001. Examines the beginnings of community prosecution in Washington, D.C., through interviews and observations conducted between November 1997 and December 1998.
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Community Prosecution Strategies, Monograph, Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. Irons-Guynn, D. Weiland, and J. Goldkamp. August 2003. This monograph describes the emergence of community prosecution strategies that target problems such as drug crimes.
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2006. This report presents national-level statistics describing characteristics of persons processed and the distribution of case processing outcomes at each major stage of the Federal criminal justice system.
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The DASIS Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Referred by the Criminal Justice System, 2002, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, July 2004. This report examines substance abuse treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system and compares their characteristics with all other admissions.
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Data on Retroactive Application of the Crack Cocaine Amendment, U.S. Sentencing Commission, May 2008. This report provides preliminary data concerning court decisions considering motions to reduce the length of imprisonment for certain offenders convicted prior to November 1, 2007 of offenses involving crack cocaine.
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Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Caroline Wolf Harlow, Ph.D., November 2000. Examines the issues of legal representation for defendants, including drug defendants.
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Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components, Bureau of Justice Assistance, January 1997. This document is designed to share information about implementing an effective drug court by providing a set of flexible elements communities can adapt to their specific needs and resources.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, November 2006. This fact sheet provides data on delinquency cases, including drug cases, processed in juvenile courts during 2002.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1997, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Anne L. Stahl, March 2000. Provides data on delinquency cases processed in juvenile courts during 1997.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1990�99, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Puzzanchera, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on delinquency cases waived to criminal court, including drug cases.
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Denial of Federal Benefits Program and Clearinghouse, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 2002. This report provides an overview of the Denial of Federal Benefits Program, which provides courts with the ability to deny all or selected federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug offenses.
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Detailed Cost Analysis in a Mature Drug Court Setting: A Cost-Benefit Evaluation of the Multnomah County Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, M. Finigan and S. Carey, January 2004. This study is an intensive examination of investment costs and benefits resulting from the operation of a single court in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1990-1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, P. Harms, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on the number of juveniles in the detention system, including drug offenders.
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Differences in the Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Across Five Factors: Gender, Race, Age, Type of Drug, and Offense Seriousness, National Institute of Justice, A. Rosay, D. Hertz, and S. Najaka. May 2000. This study examines the accuracy of self-reported drug use of individuals in the justice system.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems, Bureau of Justice Assistance, September 1998. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from two focus group meetings involving drug court practitioners, public health officials, researchers, and court managers.
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Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems: National Scope Needs Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report provides the results of an assessment conducted as part of the National Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program, which supports the Drug Court Grant Program.
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Drug Court Movement, National Institute of Justice, July 1995. An overview of core elements and future needs of drug courts.
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Drug Courts and the Role of Graduated Sanctions, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell. August 1998. This report provides information about the effectiveness of drug courts and guidelines for design and operation.
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Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, June 2000. An overview of the grant and training and technical assistance programs of the Drug Courts Program Office.
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Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine, Bureau of Justice Assistance, C. Huddleston, May 2005. This bulletin provides an overview of the debilitating effects of methamphetamine, the program components of a drug court, examples of successful drug court programs in areas deeply affected by methamphetamine use, and policy recommendations for implementing a drug court that will target a methamphetamine-using population.
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Drug Courts: Overview of Growth, Characteristics, and Results, General Accounting Office, July 1997. This report provides the findings of a GAO survey of drug court programs and an evaluation synthesis of studies on drug courts.
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Drug Courts: The Second Decade, National Institute of Justice, June 2006. This report presents findings from several recent studies that speak to the concerns of policymakers and practitioners about "what works" in drug courts. Topics addressed include how target populations and participant attributes affect program outcomes, the judge's role in the success of drug court participants, treatment issues, drug court interventions for juveniles, and cost-benefit analyses of drug courts.
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Drug Data Summary Fact Sheet, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Michele Spiess, March 2003. This fact sheet summarizes current data on drug use, drug enforcement activities, drug offenders in the criminal justice system, availability estimates, and the Federal drug control budget.
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Drug Night Courts: How Feasible Are They? Assessing Cook County's Example, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Barbara E. Smith, Robert C. Davis, Sharon R. Goretsky, et al, July 1993. An evaluation of drug night courts, findings indicate a cut in drug case time.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1985�04, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, January 2008. This fact sheet provides an overview of drug cases handled by juvenile courts in the United States.
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Drug Testing in a Drug Court Environment: Common Issues To Address, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, Jerome J. Robinson and James W. Jones, May 2000. An overview of the most critical topics that need to be addressed in developing and maintaining a drug testing capability in drug courts.
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Drug Use Forecasting: 1994 Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, November 1995. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drug Use Forecasting 1995: Annual Report on Adult and Juvenile Arrestees, National Institute of Justice, June 1996. Provides data on drug use among adult and juvenile arrestees in various cities.
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Drugs & Crime Facts, Bureau of Justice Statistics. This site summarizes U.S. statistics on drug-related crimes, law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
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Enabling Prosecutors to Address Drug, Gang, and Youth Violence, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Heike P. Gramckow, Ph.D. and Elena Tompkins, J.D., December 1999. Summarizes prosecutor led anti-drug, gang, and gun programs in various counties.
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Estimated Costs Related to the Birth of a Drug and/or Alcohol Exposed Baby, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, Christopher J. Kalotra, March 2002. This report provides data on the cost to society of drug exposed infants.
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Ethical Considerations for Judges and Attorneys in Drug Court, National Institute of Justice, October 2002. This study concludes that practitioners in drug court need heightened ethical sensitivity in both the design of particular drug court programs and in daily practice, but the proper exercise of the roles of judge or lawyer in drug court need not conflict with the professionals� ethical obligations.
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Evaluating the Implementation & Impact of a Seamless System of Care for Substance Abusing Offenders: The HIDTA Model, National Institute of Justice, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, and M. Thanner. February 2002. This report provides an overview of the HIDTA Model, a treatment and supervision program designed to target hard-core substance abusing offenders.
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Evaluating Treatment Drug Courts in Kansas City, Missouri and Pensacola, Florida: Final Reports for Phase I and Phase II, National Institute of Justice, January 2003. This report provides the findings of an impact evaluation of two treatment drug courts.
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Evaluation of the Breaking the Cycle Demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama: Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, A. Hirst, D. Marlowe, J. Merrill, and O. Mitchell. August 2001. This report presents findings on the impact of the Birmingham BTC program on offenders and the criminal justice system and an analysis of the costs and benefits of BTC services.
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Evaluation of the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Programs, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Adele Harrell, Shannon Cavanagh, and John Roman, April 2000. Findings of a study to test court-based interventions for drug involved offenders that took place in D.C. during 1993.
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Evaluation of Two Models of Treating Sentenced Federal Drug Offenders in the Community, National Institute of Justice, B. Robinson, B. Elms, J. Austin, and L. Chan. December 1999. This report provides an overview of a three year study of two drug treatment programs for Federal offenders placed on probation, parole or supervised release.
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Expedited Drug Case Management, National Institute of Justice, Caroline S. Cooper, July 1994. Effective management of drug caseloads and drug-involved offenders require early judicial intervention and flexible case management.
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Exploratory Analysis of Client Outcomes, Costs, and Benefits of Day Reporting Centers -- Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Craddock, May 2000. This study examined two Day Reporting Centers in Wisconsin that serve probationers who are substance abusers, a high risk for reoffending, and have a high level of need for services.
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Exploring the Key Components of Drug Courts: A Comparative Study of 18 Adult Drug Courts on Practices, Outcomes, and Costs, NIJ-sponsored, March 2008. This study examines the practices, outcomes, and costs of various drug courts throughout the country.
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Families as a Resource in Recovery from Drug Abuse: An Evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, National Institute of Justice, E. Sullivan, M. Mino, and K. Nelson. February 2002. This report provides an overview of an evaluation of La Bodega de la Familia, a program that engages both drug abusers and their family as a supplement to community supervision.
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Family Dependency Treatment Courts: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Using the Drug Court Model, Bureau of Justice Assistance, December 2004. A family dependency treatment court is a court devoted to cases of child abuse and neglect that involve substance abuse by the child抯 parents or other caregivers.
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Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2002: With Trends 1982-2002, Reconciled Data , Bureau of Justice Statistics, January 2005. This report describes the case processing of defendants in the Federal criminal justice system, including drug offenders.
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Federal Drug Offenders, 1999: With Trends, 1984-99, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia. August 2001. Describes offenders investigated for and charged with Federal drug offenses during 1999.
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Federal Drug Offenses: Departures from Sentencing Guidelines and Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Fiscal Years 1999-2001, General Accounting Office, October 2003. This report examines the differences in drug offense departures from sentencing guidelines and mandatory minimum sentences among federal courts and the documents the USSC used to record and analyze sentences.
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Federal Firearm Offenders, 1992-98: With Preliminary Data for 1999, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia, June 2000. Provides information about the prosecution of firearm offenders in U.S. district courts, discusses drug-related information.
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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2008. This report presents a complete description of the processing of felony defendants based on data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the Nation's 75 largest counties during May 2004.
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Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2007. This bulletin presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts, including drug offenders.
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Final Report: Participatory Evaluation of the Sisseton Wahepton Oyate IASAP Demonstration Project, NIJ-Sponsored, October 2007. This report presents a participatory evaluation of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Indian Alcohol Substance Abuse Program.
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Findings from the Evaluation of the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Program, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, J. Roman, and S. Cavanaugh. April 2000. This report conveys the results of a process evaluation of the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program (SCDIP) in the District of Columbia.
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From Inception to Implementation: How SACPA has affected the Case Processing and Sentencing of Drug Offenders in One California County, NIJ-Sponsored, 2008. This report uses a case study approach to understand how Proposition 36 changed the case processing and sentencing of drug offenders and the agencies tasked with processing and supervising these offenders in Orange County (California).
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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, J. Robinson, J. Goldkamp, and M. White. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland(Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. May 2002. This report presents findings from the national evaluation of the Portland (Multnomah County) and Las Vegas (Clark County) drug courts.
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Guideline for Drug Courts on Screening and Assessment, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Elizabeth Peyton and Roger H. Peters, May 1998. This guideline is written to help drug courts develop effective policies, procedures, and techniques for screening and assessing treatment needs of drug court participants.
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Healing to Wellness Courts: A Preliminary Overview of Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Courts Program Office, July 1999. An overview of the critical issues and challenges for tribal drug courts.
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An Honest Chance: Perspectives on Drug Courts, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John S. Goldkamp, Michael D. White, and Jennifer B. Robinson. April 2002. This report provides the findings of focus groups conducted with participants in six American drug courts.
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Immigration Offenders in the Federal Criminal Justice System, 2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics, John Scalia and Marika F. X. Litras. August 2002. This report describes the number of immigration offenders prosecuted in the Federal court between 1985 and 2000, including drug offenders.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Executive Summary, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report provides an overview of research findings from an evaluation of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court.
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Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives, Technical Report, National Institute of Justice, March 2002. This report describes narrative data from observations of the Syracuse Community Treatment Court (SCTC) sessions and interviews with SCTC clients and treatment professionals.
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Institutionalizing Drug Courts: A Focus Group Meeting Report, Bureau of Justice Assistance, March 2002. This report outlines the principal themes and ideas that emerged from a focus group meeting on institutionalizing drug courts.
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Integrating Drug Testing Into a Pretrial Services System: 1999 Update, Bureau of Justice Assistance, July 1999. This document is an updated version of a 1992 monograph describing how to integrate drug testing into a jurisdiction抯 pretrial services system.
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Interrelationship Between the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Summary Overview for Drug Court Practitioners, Bureau of Justice Assistance, John N. Marr, August 1999. The purpose of this report is to address the underlying physiological, sociological and psychological foundation for prohibiting persons addicted to controlled substances from using alcohol.
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Justice for America: Annual Report to Congress on Initiatives Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, FY 2001, Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 2002. This report describes the funding and technical assistance BJA provided for state and local criminal justice systems in FY 2001, including drug-related programs.
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Juvenile and Family Drug Courts: An Overview, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1996. Juvenile and family drug courts provide immediate intervention in the lives of children and parents using drugs or exposed to drug addiction through family members.
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Juvenile and Family Drug Courts: Profile of Program Characteristics and Implementation Issues, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Caroline S. Cooper and Shanie Bartlett. June 1998. This report provides a snapshot of the operational characteristics of juvenile and family drug courts that are currently operating and a synopsis of the policy and other implementation issues that have been commonly encountered.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1990-1999, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Puzzanchera, September 2003. This fact sheet provides data on out-of-home placement in delinquency cases, including drug cases.
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Juvenile Court Placement of Adjudicated Youth, 1989-1998, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C.M. Puzzanchera, February 2002. This fact sheet provides an overview of data on placement of juveniles in correctional facilities, treatment centers, and group homes.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2000, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2004. This report profiles more than 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 2000 and reviews judicial trends since 1985.
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Juvenile Court Statistics 2001-2002, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, December 2005. This report profiles the 1.6 million delinquency cases handled by courts with juvenile jurisdiction in 2002 and describes trends since 1985.
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Juvenile Drug Court Movement, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, C. Cooper, J. Brophy, and M. Roberts. March 1997. This fact sheet provides an overview of juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Court Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2001. This bulletin shares the perspectives of practitioners and policymakers who have helped to establish juvenile drug courts.
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Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This publication describes the framework for planning, implementing, and operating a juvenile drug court.
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Juvenile Felony Defendants in Criminal Courts: Survey Of 40 Counties, 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2003. This report discusses the increase in violent juvenile crime experienced during the early and mid-1990s, includes drug-related information.
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Juveniles in Court, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, M. Sickmund, June 2003. This report provides a summary of the latest statistics available on juveniles in court, including drug offenders.
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Looking at a Decade of Drug Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1998. This report provides summary information on adult, juvenile and family drug court programs throughout the United States.
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The Methamphetamine Menace, National Conference of State Legislatures, B. Harrison and D. Sanchez, January 2004. This fact sheet highlights the problems associated with methamphetamine and discusses how some States are responding.
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Methamphetamine: Final Report, United States Sentencing Commission, November 1999. This is the final report of the Methamphetamine Policy Team regarding implementation of the Methamphetamine Trafficking Penalty Enhancement Act of 1998.
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Model State Drug Court Legislation: Model Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act, National Drug Court Institute, May 2004. This publication functions as a model for policy-makers, state legislators, and drug court professionals who wish to enact or enhance statewide drug court legislation.
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Money Laundering Offenders, 1994-2001, Bureau of Justice Statistics, M. Motivans, July 2003. This report describes the criminal case processing of money laundering defendants in the Federal criminal justice system.
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National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, National Drug Intelligence Center, December 2008. This annual assessment provides a strategic overview and predictive outlook of drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States.
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National Evaluation of 14 Drug Courts, National Institute of Justice, A.Harrell, A. Morral, D. Longshore, E. Deschenes, et al. November 2001. This report presents findings from a national evaluation of 14 drug court programs that received funding by the Drug Courts Program Office in 1995 and 1996.
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The New York State Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Policies, Participants and Impacts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, A. Bader , A. Cissner, D. Farole, et al, October 2003. This study documents the policies, participant characteristics, and performance of participants in eleven of New York's oldest and largest drug courts.
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Office of Justice Programs Drug Courts Program Office Fact Sheet, Drug Courts Program Office, August 1995. An overview of the background and funding initiatives for the Drug Courts Program Office.
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Operation Drug TEST Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, A. Harrell, D. Longshore, F. Taxman, J. Byrne, S. Turner, and T. Fain. June 2001.This report provides information on an evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (ODT), a pretrial intervention featuring drug testing; sanctions for drug use; and treatment, as needed, for defendants under pretrial supervision.
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Painting the Current Picture: A National Report Card on Drug Courts and Other Problem Solving Court Programs in the United States, Volume II, No. 1, National Drug Court Institute, May 2008. This report provides data on the number of active drug and other problem solving court operations and provides information on important drug court research.
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Police drug diversion: a study of criminal offending outcomes, Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008. This report examines the criminal histories and recidivism of persons diverted by the police in each Australian state and territory.
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Predicting Pretrial Misconduct With Drug Tests of Arrestees: Evidence From Six Sites, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, January 1996. An assessment of the effectiveness of drug testing as a means of predicting that a released arrestee will commit an additional offense or fail to appear in court during the pretrial period.
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Pretrial Drug Testing: An Overview of Issues and Practices, Bureau of Justice Assistance, D. Alan Henry and John Clark, July 1999. This bulletin provides an overview of drug testing issues and practices at the pretrial stage of the criminal justice system.
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Preventing Gang and Drug-Related Witness Intimidation, National Institute of Justice, November 1996. This report focuses on efforts prosecutors' and law enforcement agencies have developed to prevent witness intimidation, in gang- and drug-related cases.
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Process Assessment of Correctional Treatment (PACT), Summary Report, National Institute of Justice, D. Simpson, K. Knight, M. Hiller, and S. Rao. September 2000. This report provides a description of baseline and during treatment assessments that were used with probationers in a 搑eal-world� treatment setting as part of the PACT project.
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Public Domain Drug Court Software: Functions and Utility, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This document presents a largely nontechnical description of four public domain drug court MISs and surveys a range of information useful for supporting drug court activities.
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Rebirth of Rehabilitation: Promise and Perils of Drug Courts, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, Richard S. Gebelein, May 2000. Provides an overview of the history, successes, and possible pitfalls of drug courts.
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Recidivism Rates for Drug Court Graduates: Nationally Based Estimates, Final Report, National Institute of Justice, A. Bhati, J. Roman, and W. Townsend. July 2003. This report presents a general estimate of recidivism among a nationally representative sample of drug court graduates.
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Report to Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy, U.S. Sentencing Commission, May 2007. This report provides recommendations to Congress for modifications to the statutory penalty structure for Federal cocaine offenses.
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Retrospective Evaluation of Two Pioneering Drug Courts: Phase I Findings From Clark County, Nevada, and Multnomah County, Oregon, National Institute of Justice, J. Goldkamp, M. White, and J. Robinson. April 2000. This interim report presents findings from the first phase of the evaluation of two of the nation's pioneering drug courts in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Portland, Oregon.
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Review of Specialized Family Drug Courts: Key Issues Handling Child Abuse and Neglect Cases, National Institute of Justice. Adele Harrell and Alice Goodman. November 1999. This report examines how FDCs relate to general trends in child welfare reform, lessons from drug courts, and rising interest in therapeutic jurisprudence.
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Screening and Assessing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Resource Guide for Practitioners, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, T. Grisso and L. Underwood, December 2004. This Resource Guide offers a comprehensive, user-friendly synthesis of current information on instruments that can be used to screen and assess youth for mental health- and substance use-related disorders at various stages of the juvenile justice process.
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Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics 2007, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2008. This Sourcebook contains descriptive statistics on the application of the federal sentencing guidelines and provides selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data. The report includes data on drug cases.
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Special Drug Courts, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1993. An overview of special drug courts.
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State Court Organization 1998, Bureau of Justice Statistics, David B. Rottman, Carol R. Flango, Melissa T. Cantrell, Randall Hansen, et al, June 2000. Provides data about drug courts and shows when drug courts were first implemented in each state.
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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2004 - Statistical Tables, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2007. This resource provides detailed information about offenders convicted in State courts and includes specific information about drug offenders.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. Provides state- and county-level information on the number of drug courts that have been operating for at least two years, have recently been implemented, and which are being planned.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Juvenile/Family Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level data on juvenile and family drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Tribal Drug Courts, Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project, February 2009. This report provides state- and county-level information on the number of tribal drug courts that have been implemented and which are being planned.
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Supporting the Drug Court Process: What You Need to Know for Effective Decision Making and Program Evaluation, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2003. This report was written to help those who are planning, implementing, or operating adult drug courts to understand the critical importance of the availability of a wide range of timely, accurate, and complete information.
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To Treat or Not To Treat: Evidence on the Prospects of Expanding Treatment to Drug-Involved Offenders, NIJ-Sponsored, April 2008. This report provides a cost-benefit analysis on the expansion of therapeutic jurisprudence to more drug-involved offenders.
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El Tratamiento para el Abuso de las Drogas y el Alcohol: C髆o Funciona y C髆o Puede Ayudarle, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008. This is the Spanish language version of the brochure, Alcohol and Drug Treatment: How It Works, and How It Can Help You, which encourages people to seek help for substance use disorders by describing what can be gained through substance abuse treatment before trial or while a person is incarcerated, on probation, or on parole.
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Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Bureau of Justice Assistance, November 1995. A program designed to break the addiction-crime cycle of drug-involved offenders by linking legal sanctions with drug treatment programs.
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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts: Report on the 1999 National Drug Court Treatment Survey, Executive Summary, Bureau of Justice Assistance, May 2001. Describes treatment services currently used by adult drug courts and identifies significant issues faced by adult drug courts in obtaining and delivering treatment services.
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Trends in Substance Abuse and Treatment Needs Among Inmates, Final Reports, National Institute of Justice, August 2002. This report provides an overview of available data on substance abuse and treatment needs among inmates.
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Preliminary Crack Cocaine Retroactivity Data Report, U.S. Sentencing Commission, October 2008. This report provides data on recent court decisions that have considered motions to reduce the length of imprisonment for certain offenders convicted of offenses involving crack cocaine prior to November 1, 2007, the date when an amendment to the Federal sentencing guidelines for crack cocaine offenses became effective.
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Understanding the Nexus: Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse Among the Arrestee Population in Albuquerque, National Institute of Justice, S. Woerle, P. Guerin, and M. Smith. January 2002. The focus of this study was to determine the difference between arrestees who have battered an intimate partner and those who did not, and what role drug use may have played in the abuse.
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Unwelcome Guests: A Community Prosecution Approach to Street Level Drug Dealing and Prostitution, American Prosecutors Research Institute, August 2004. This monograph addresses promising practices to abate these crimes of livability and highlights creative strategies developed by community prosecutors in Kalamazoo County, MI; Multnomah County, OR; Marion County, IN; and Denver, CO.
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Wyoming's Methamphetamine Initiative: The Power of Informed Process, Bureau of Justice Assistance, David Singh, May 2001. Wyoming's response to the methamphetamine crisis marks a shift in priorities from enforcement to treatment.
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