Drug & alcohol courts

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Drug and alcohol courts, a type of therapeutic court, integrate alcohol and other drug treatment services with justice system case processing of substance-abusing adult and juvenile offenders. Since 1989, more than 500 courts in the United States have implemented or are planning to implement a drug court to address the problem of substance abuse and crime. The Alaska Court System is making increasing use of drug and alcohol courts and other types of therapeutic courts.

Therapeutic justice & problem-solving courts|Mental health courts|Drug and alcohol courts

Justice Center

Articles

Alaska Justice Forum

"Anchorage Wellness Court: Challenges" by Ronald S. Everett (2009).

"Alaska Therapeutic Court Projects" (2002).

"Therapeutic Courts and Recidivism" (2007).

"Therapeutic Jurisprudence" (2009).

"Therapeutic Justice in Action: An Evaluation of Three Therapeutic Courts" by Teresa W. Carns (2005).

Projects

Alaska

Alaska Court System: Wellness courts

Both the Justice Center (above) and the Alaska Judicial Council have published a number of articles and studies related to Alaska Court System problem-solving courts.

General information

Addictions courts (alcohol and drugs)

Alaska Judicial Council publications

Evaluation of the Outcomes in Three Therapeutic Courts: Anchorage Felony Drug Court, Anchorage Felony DUI Court, Bethel Therapeutic Court by Teresa W. Carns, Larry Cohn, Susan McKelvie, Jenny Miller, Emily Marrs, Cassie Atwell, and Stephanie Martin (2005).

Recidivism in Alaska’s Felony Therapeutic Courts by Teresa W. Carns, Susan McKelvie, Larry Cohn, and Stephanie Martin (2007).

Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model by Susie Mason Dosik (2008).

Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model: Executive Summary by Susie Mason Dosik (2008).

Other publications

Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Anchorage Wellness Court by John Roman, Aaron Chalfin, Jay Reid, and Shannon Reid. Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, Jul 2008.

"Therapeutic Justice in Alaska’s Courts" by Teresa W. Carns, Michael G. Hotchkin, and Elaine M. Andrews. Alaska Law Review 19(1): 1-55 (Jun 2002).

National

General information

  • In the spotlight: Drug courts. Information and publications about drug courts and the drug court movement through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Federal agencies

Organizations

Bibliographies

  • Drug courts. Publications through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Publications

"DWI Courts: The Newest Problem-Solving Courts" by Victor E. Flango. In Future Trends in State Courts 2004 , p. 84–86. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2004.

DWI/Drug Courts: Defining a National Strategy by Jeff Tauber and C. W. Huddleston. National Drug Court Institute, Mar 1999.

Painting the Current Picture: A National Report Card on Drug Courts and Other Problem-Solving Court Programs in the United States by C. West III Huddleston, Douglas B. Marlowe, and Rachel Casebolt. Report prepared under Cooperative Agreement Number 2007-DC-BX-K001, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, with support of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President. Alexandria, VA: National Drug Court Institute, May 2008.

Projections of National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment 2004–2014 by Katharine Levit, Cheryl A. Kassed, Rosanna M. Coffey, Tami L. Mark, David R. McKusick, Edward C. King, Rita Vandivort-Warren, Jeffrey A. Buck, Kathryn Ryan, and Elizabeth Stranges. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008.

Recidivism and Other Findings Reported in Selected Evaluation Reports of Adult Drug Court Programs Published: 2000–Present by BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse Project, compiler. Washington, DC: School of Public Affairs, American University, 18 Jun 2004.