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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

Community Supervision: An Essential Part of Treatment Courts

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Tuesday, 19 June 2018 / Published in Concepts in Problem Solving Courts, Problem Solving Courts
By: Helen Harberts, Guest Author  Persons suffering from substance use disorders do not just suffer during government hours!  Indeed, they often suffer more when they are not receiving treatment and

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

Incentives In Your Treatment Courts: Are You Focused On The Right Thing?

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Tuesday, 29 May 2018 / Published in Incentives and Sanctions in Treatment Courts, Problem Solving Courts
By: Helen Harberts, Guest Author Most treatment courts are well aware of the importance of responding to participant behavior in a swift and certain manner. Reliable detection of good behavior

New International Award Named After JSI President Judge Peggy Hora

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Wednesday, 03 January 2018 / Published in Problem Solving Courts
The Board of Trustees of the International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence (ISTJ) has enthusiastically approved the creation of the “Peggy Hora/Michael Jones Award for Distinguished Judicial Service,” to be presented

Veterans Treatment Courts: A Special Court to Deal Effectively with Convicted Veterans

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Saturday, 11 November 2017 / Published in Law, Problem Solving Courts, Veterans Courts
A soldier, let’s call him Joe, was severely wounded in Iraq.  He was riding in a vehicle when an IED exploded under it.  His physical wounds were treated, if not

Take Me Koala Back, Jack

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Tuesday, 09 May 2017 / Published in Law, Problem Solving Courts
Melbourne, Victoria The distance between San Francisco, my home airport, and Melbourne, Australia is 7,860 miles and the flight time is about 17 ½ hours including a change of planes
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
Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Procedural Justice And Labeling Theory – A Continuum Of Fairness
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Tuesday, 18 October 2016 / Published in Law, Problem Solving Courts, Therapeutic Jurisprudence
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Procedural Justice And Labeling Theory – A Continuum Of Fairness Few would argue that the judge is the most influential person in the courtroom. From increasing positive drug
Mainstreaming a Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach to Impaired Driving
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Tuesday, 19 July 2016 / Published in Impaired Driving, Law, Problem Solving Courts, Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Mainstreaming a Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach to Impaired Driving Driving while impaired (DWI) by alcohol or other drugs is an international problem. Far too many people lose their lives, are injured