Justice Speaks Podcast Episode #59

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Thursday, 04 January 2024 / Published in Drug Courts, Podcast, State Associations
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

Justice Speaks Podcast Episode #53

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 / Published in Drug Courts, Podcast, State Associations
Justice Speaks continues its series of interviews with State Treatment Court Associations leaders and State Treatment Court Coordinators, interviewing Tammy Westcott the Director of the Criminal Justice Division for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse. This episode is sponsored by Reconnect. 

Treatment Court: Is Yours Sustainable? (Part 4)

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Tuesday, 19 February 2019 / Published in Drug Courts, DWI Courts, Mental Health Courts, Problem Solving Courts, Veterans Courts
Sustainability is much more than having money to operate your Treatment Court. Sustainability requires a plan on the necessary steps to operate the Treatment Court: it requires that the community is educated about the program’s success; and it requires that non-monetary sources are located that can support the Court’s efforts. Sufficient funds are just one part of an overall plan for sustainability.

Treatment Court: Is Yours Sustainable? (Part Three)

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Tuesday, 10 July 2018 / Published in Drug Courts, DWI Courts, Mental Health Courts, Problem Solving Courts, Veterans Courts
As you develop your sustainability plan, it can be easy to overlook those resources that may not have a financial cost for your court. Once you have your concepts, develop the steps and then ASK! It’s amazing what Treatment Courts can achieve when they set their collective mind to it.

Treatment Court: Is Yours Sustainable? (Part Two)

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Tuesday, 26 June 2018 / Published in Drug Courts, DWI Courts, Mental Health Courts, Problem Solving Courts, Veterans Courts
Part Two – Marketing Your Treatment Court Typically, the court system does not promote or advertise its work.  Sadly, it is not like the court system has a shortage of

Treatment Court: Is Yours Sustainable? (Part One)

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Tuesday, 05 June 2018 / Published in Drug Courts, DWI Courts, Mental Health Courts, Problem Solving Courts, Veterans Courts
Part One – A Sustainability Plan When I was the Senior Director at NADCP’s National Center for DWI Courts, I trained new teams on how to implement DWI Courts, and
Therapy and Justice Belong Together
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Tuesday, 28 March 2017 / Published in Drug Courts, Law, Problem Solving Courts, Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Therapy and Justice Belong Together Guest Authors ARIE FREIBERG, Emeritus Professor of Law, Monash University Dr BECKY BATAGOL, Senior Lecturer in Law, Monash University Both Co-Authors Non-Adversarial Justice, 2nd ed, 2014 The
Developing Phases in Drug/DWI Courts
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Tuesday, 05 July 2016 / Published in Concepts in Problem Solving Courts, Drug Courts, DWI Courts, Problem Solving Courts
Developing Phases in Drug/DWI Courts Why have phases? Virtually all adult drug courts and DWI courts have phases to provide structure for the program and recognize benchmarks along the way
Drug Treatment Court: Essential Background Material
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Tuesday, 15 December 2015 / Published in Drug Courts, Problem Solving Courts
Drug Treatment Court: Essential Background Material I am often asked to provide basic drug treatment court information. I think the following 15 resources are the backbone of any drug treatment