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substance use disorder stigma

Substance Use Disorder Stigma: Language and Attitudes Matter

Language and attitudes can influence how justice professionals evaluate behavior, impose accountability, and respond to treatment and recovery. Principle 5 examines how substance use disorder stigma affects justice-system decisions and why evidence must take precedence over labels and assumptions.
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Nebraska Chief Justice Jeffrey J. Funke

Nebraska Chief Justice Jeffrey J. Funke on the Future of Justice

Chief Justice Jeffrey J. Funke discusses judicial leadership, treatment courts, artificial intelligence, public trust, rural access to justice, and the future of Nebraska’s courts.
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Treatment Courts Evidence

Specialty Courts: What the Evidence Actually Shows

Do specialty courts improve public safety and reduce recidivism? This evidence-based review examines current research on treatment courts, addresses common criticisms, and explains what today's evidence and national best practice standards actually show.
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Language in Treatment Courts

Words Matter: How Language Shapes Justice in Treatment Courts

Words influence more than conversation—they shape perception, reduce or reinforce stigma, and affect how justice is experienced. Discover why language is an essential component of treatment courts, procedural justice, and evidence-based practices that support long-term recovery.
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substance use disorders in the justice system

An Effective Framework for Responding to Substance Use Disorders in the Justice System

Substance use disorders affect every part of the justice system. This new series explores five evidence-based principles that can strengthen public safety, improve outcomes, and support long-term recovery.
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Chief Justice Loretta Rush

Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush on Treatment Courts and Judicial Reform

Chief Justice Loretta Rush discusses treatment courts, juvenile justice reform, family recovery courts, and evidence-based responses to substance use and behavioral health challenges.
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Treatment Court Data

Treatment Court Data and National Infrastructure with Dr. DeVall

This Justice Speaks episode examines how treatment court data supports accountability, credibility, and growth nationwide. Dr. Kristen DeVall of the National Treatment Court Resource Center discusses research, national tools, and collaboration that help treatment courts move beyond anecdote and strengthen evidence-based decision making across all court models.
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Real justice reform

A Decade of Experience: Why Real Justice Reform Requires Practitioners

Real justice reform depends on the people who do the work. This article explains why practitioners—judges, probation officers, law enforcement, and treatment providers—offer the most accurate understanding of what makes treatment courts effective. Their daily experience, grounded in evidence and accountability, provides the clearest roadmap for improving public safety and recovery outcomes.
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AI in Treatment Courts

AI in Treatment Courts: Keeping Treatment Human

Artificial intelligence is entering treatment courts, influencing how participants seek support and how supervision is delivered. But AI cannot replace therapy, manage crises, or ensure participant safety. Treatment courts must adopt clear policies that establish AI as a supplemental tool while preserving the human-centered treatment that defines these courts.
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Harm Reduction and Accountability

Harm Reduction Needs Guardrails: Balancing Compassion and Accountability

Harm reduction is an essential part of recovery but must not mean a lack of accountability. Drawing lessons from Oregon’s policy challenges, this article explains why treatment courts need structure, incentives, and consequences. True recovery requires compassion paired with meaningful accountability to prevent relapse and promote long-term change.
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