Criminal Justice

HOPE Initiative

March 24, 2020 | Criminal Justice, First Responders, Innovative Initiatives, Law Enforcement, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatments

The HOPE Initiative provides a daylong training program on substance use disorders, treatment, and recovery for state and local law enforcement officers, enabling them to help people obtain and sustain long-term recovery. All 39 Rhode Island law enforcement agencies have completed the training...

2020 ONDCP National Drug Control Strategy

February 7, 2020 | Controlled Substances, Criminal Justice, Opioids, Public Health, Public Safety, Reports & Studies, Substance Abuse

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has released this year's National Drug Control Strategy, which outlines efforts to reduce illicit drug use and its consequences in the United States....

Medical Legal Partnerships: Helping those with Substance Use Disorders

January 22, 2020 | Controlled Substances, Criminal Justice, Fact Sheets, Opioids, Substance Abuse

Medical legal partnerships (MLPs) integrate lawyers into the health care setting to assist physicians, case managers, and social workers in addressing the factors that influence a patient’s social determinates of health and reducing the health inequities of the community. ...

Courts as Leaders in the Crisis of Addiction

November 25, 2019 | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts, Opioids, Reports & Studies

The NJOTF was created by Resolutions of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) during their annual meeting in 2017. The Conferences recognized the need to respond to the mounting stress on criminal and family court dockets impacting state court systems across the country. Through collaboration with multiple sources inside and outside government, including experts on treatment, prevention and data, the members of the Task Force approved a comprehensive set of policy and best practice recommendations. This report is centered around these findings and recommendations. ...

TN ROCS (Tennessee Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy)

November 12, 2019 | Criminal Justice, Innovative Initiatives, Treatments

Tennessee Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy (TN ROCS) was founded in 2013 by Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone to work with drug offenders with opioid use disorders (OUDs) who did not qualify for his drug recovery court. The program relies on the practices and principles of drug court, requires fewer resources, and is based on three components: (1) obtaining an accurate screening and assessment and providing a referral to the proper level of treatment for an appropriate period of time; (2) frequent accountability through appropriate levels of supervision; and (3) the knowledge that the judge has power over the participant’s freedom....

Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards

October 29, 2019 | Criminal Justice, Reports & Studies

The Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards (FTC Standards) were written to reflect the shift toward person-centered, strengths-based, family-focused, and action-oriented practices. The Family Treatment Court Standards embrace the fundamental principle of working with the entire family affected by substance use disorders (SUDs) or co-occurring disorders with a goal toward long-term recovery and reunification through healing and wellness. ...