Justice Center

Recent

"Anchorage Wellness Court: Challenges" by Ronald S. Everett. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 1, 5–9 (Spring 2009).

"Therapeutic Jurisprudence" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 10–12 (Spring 2009).

Publications

"Anchorage Wellness Court: Challenges" by Ronald S. Everett. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 1, 5–9 (Spring 2009).

"Alaska Therapeutic Court Projects" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 18(4): 3 (Winter 2002).

"Therapeutic Courts and Recidivism" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 24(3): 2 (Fall 2007).

"Therapeutic Jurisprudence" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 10–12 (Spring 2009).

"Therapeutic Justice in Action: An Evaluation of Three Therapeutic Courts" by Teresa W. Carns. Alaska Justice Forum 22(1): 2-6 (Spring 2005).

Projects

• Anchorage Wellness Court Evaluation (JC 0404). Ronald S. Everett. National Institute of Justice. 2003–2009. Research partners: Alaska Judicial Council, Urban Institute.

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

• Alaska Therapeutic Courts—General Information. General description of how therapeutic courts in the Alaska Court System work.
• Alaska Trial Courts—Therapeutic Courts. List of thereapeutic courts (from which the list below is derived).

Addictions courts (alcohol and drugs)

• Anchorage Felony Drug Wellness Court.
• Anchorage Felony DUI Wellness Court.
• Anchorage Wellness Court for Misdemeanor Offenders. State and municipal alcohol-related misdemeanors.
• Bethel Therapeutic Court. Drug and alcohol-related misdemeanors and felonies.
• Fairbanks Wellness Court. Felony DUI.
• Juneau Therapeutic Court. Felony and misdemeanor DUIs and alcohol-related misdemeanors.
• Ketchikan Therapeutic Court. Misdemeanor and felony DUIs.

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. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Apr 2005.

Recidivism in Alaska’s Felony Therapeutic Courts by Teresa W. Carns, Susan McKelvie, Larry Cohn, and Stephanie Martin. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Feb 2007.

Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model by Susie Mason Dosik. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Sep 2008.

Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model: Executive Summary by Susie Mason Dosik. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Sep 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

• Drug Courts Program Office (DCPO), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Administers the Drug Court Grant Program authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1994, through which it provides financial and technical assistance, training, related programmatic guidance, and leadership.

Organizations

• National Drug Court Institute (NDCI)
• National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP). Membership and outreach organization for over 1,200 drug courts nationwide.

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.