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A National Study of Veterans Treatment Court …

WEBUsing data on a national sample of over 7000 VTC participants, we sought to (1) describe the housing, employment, income, and criminal justice outcomes of VTC participants; and (2) identify veteran characteristics predictive of these various outcomes. The results provide information about national outcomes and predictors in VTCs to guide

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Practice Note DEVELOPING THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT

WEBPractice Note AUTHOR BIO Judge Robert T. Russell, Jr. is an associate judge for Buffalo City Court and serves by appointment as an Acting Erie County Court Judge. He created and presides over Buffalo’s Drug Treatment Court

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Veterans Treatment Courts—Why They Matter

WEBAccording to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Veterans account for 8% of the national prison and jail population. In 2015, that figure was put at 181,500 individuals, a 9% decrease from 2004. Veterans in the justice system have extensive, medical, mental health, and substance use disorder needs.

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Research Article AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF VETERANS …

WEBwithin the court; drug courts utilize community offender management to provide adequate treatment and rehabilitation while under court supervision (Heck, Roussell, and Culhane 2008).

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WHAT EVERY JUDGE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT TRAUMA

WEBdraft EssEntial ComponEnts of trauma-informEd JudiCial praCtiCE WHAT EVERY JUDGE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT TRAUMA Behavioral health is essential to health • Prevention Works • treatment is effective • PeoPle recover As a judge with a treatment or problem-solving court, you probably know that many people

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The Role of the Judge: Procedural Fairness and Drug-Treatment …

WEBThe judge garners trust by listening to individuals and by explaining or justifying decisions that address the litigants’ needs. Applying the four principles of procedural fairness reduces drug use, crimes committed and probation violations [9]. For a DTC to be successful, a judge must provide participants with an opportunity to voice their

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The Implications of Therapeutic Jurisprudence for Judicial …

WEBThe family law court judicial officers were 63% male and 37% female. The judicial officers’ professional tenures ranged from 1 year to 50 years, with an overall average of 14 years. The time in their current assignments ranged from 3 …

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Hon. Peggy Hora (Ret.), Author at Justice Speakers Institute

WEBDrug Treatment Courts (DTC) and those that have a similar outlook have been called “problem-solving, accountability, behavioral justice, therapeutic, problem oriented, collaborative justice, outcome oriented and constructive intervention courts.”1 All

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Treatment Court: Is Yours Sustainable

WEBBuilding Support for Your Treatment Court. There is no question that sustainability is extremely important when developing and maintaining a Treatment Court. But sustainability is much more than money. DWI Courts follow the 10 Guiding Principles,[4]and the 10th Principle states: 10. Ensure a Sustainable Program.

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Developing Phases in Drug/DWI Courts

WEBPhase II would focus on initiation of abstinence and the offender would be expected to start providing a string of negative tests. A minimum number of days of consecutive drug-negative urine samples (typically 30-90 days) would be expected to advance to Phase III. Community service and other court obligations should be started at this time.

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The Trauma-Informed Courtroom

WEBThe Office of Victims of Crime has four very specific recommendations to have a trauma-informed courtroom: Encourage Suggestions from Other Court Stakeholders.Encourage parties to cases, attorneys, and guardians ad litem to make specific requests for any possible and reasonable adjustment to the proceedings. Step Down and Leave the …

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Jerrold B. Leikin

WEBJerrold B. Leikin, M.D., Director Of Medical Toxicology. Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin is currently the Director of Medical Toxicology at NorthShore University HealthSystem-OMEGA located at Evanston, Highland Park, Skokie and Glenbrook Hospitals in Illinois and also Associate Director of the Toxicon Consortium based at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of

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Drug Testing: A White Paper of the American Society of …

WEBAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine 4601 North Park Avenue, Upper Arcade Suite 101, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4520 TREAT ADDICTION • SAVE LIVES

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Geoffrey Twitchell, Ph.D.

WEBGeoffrey Twitchell, Ph.D. Dr. Geoffrey Twitchell is a licensed (CA Board of Psychology, 1999) forensic clinical psychologist with training and treatment expertise in the cross-section of criminal behavior, addiction, and severe mental illness. He recently served as Forensic Behavioral Health Manager for Sacramento County and Treatment Director

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Justice Speaks Podcast Episode #33

WEBStudents Against Destructive Decisions – Justice Speaks Podcast. In the episode of Justice Speaks, JSI Co-Founder David Wallace, AKA the Traffic Safety Guy, speaks with Rick Birt, CEO and President of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).. SADD’s Focus. SADD has been in existence for over 30 years and initially it focused on drunk driving, …

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CURRICULUM VITAE DIANNE L. HAAS, Ph.D., R.N.

WEBDianne Haas, Ph.D., R.N. Curriculum Vitae Page 5 5/94 to 10/99: Associate Administrator, Maternal Child Services Henry Ford Hospital, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI Administration of the Maternity and Pediatric Services for the hospital and management of approximately $13 million in fiscal resources.

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