At the 24th Annual Training Conference for the Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals (MATCP), Justice Speakers Institute (JSI) Co-President David Wallace was elected MATCP’s President. Founded in 1996, MATCP serves as the voice for the 210 Treatment Courts in the state and works with the courts, the private sector, and the public on educating and advancing Treatment
Is your Treatment Court at Risk? By Hon. Geno Salomone (Ret.) and Hon. Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) As of this article’s writing, there are still a large number of judges who persist in withholding medications from individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), arguing that it merely replaces one addictive substance with another.[1] Similarly, certain probation or corrections
The evidence supporting the importance of procedural fairness (PF) in maintaining judicial legitimacy and improving defendant outcomes is significant. PF refers to the idea that courts and other criminal justice institution can create a process that is universally perceived as fair and impartial using four key components: voice, respectful treatment, neutrality, and trust. Substantial evidence establishes
A Conversation with Gray Barton, Director of Problem-Solving Courts for Maryland In this episode of Justice Speaks, we continue our series of interviews with State Drug Court Coordinators. Our focus in this edition is Mr. Gray Barton, the Director of Problem-Solving Courts for the state of Maryland. This episode is sponsored by Reconnect. It Takes a
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