Abstract: Drug courts provide an array of substance use treatments and community-based services for probationers struggling with substance use disorders.
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Research and Publications by Faculty and affiliates of the Center of Excellence relevant to Specialty Courts.
August 24, 2021
Drug Court
November 05, 2019
Article Spotlight from the APA: Incarceration is sometimes necessary to protect the safety of the public. But how can we ensure that these decisions are fair? How can we tell if someone truly poses a danger to others?
Juvenile Specialty Court
October 25, 2019
Key Findings: In addition to significant substance use problems, Massachusetts Drug Court participants possess many other changeable risk factors for recidivism, which are associated with continued offending behavior and can mitigate risk, if addressed with programming.
Drug Court
April 29, 2019
An overview of our professional literature updates.
Topics covered include:
- Mental Health Court updates
- Drug Court updates
- Issues related to race & ethnicity
- Other Specialty Court updates
Drug Court, Family Resolutions Specialty Court, Mental Health Court, Veterans’ Treatment Court
December 12, 2018
This bulletin describes Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-supported research findings on factors that promote effective implementation of risk and needs assessment instruments in the juvenile justice system.
Juvenile Specialty Court
October 31, 2018
KEY FINDINGS
Drug Court
September 30, 2018
Juvenile probation offices that implemented risk-needs assessment instruments and the risk-needresponsivity approach reduced formal supervision and recidivism; however, mental health services were used more often than risk-reduction services and had little influence on recidivism.
Juvenile Specialty Court
July 25, 2018
Handout covers examples of appropriate services/programs
Drug Court, Juvenile Specialty Court
June 15, 2018
Presentation
Mental Health Court
June 07, 2018
Presentation
Drug Court