incorporated into their drug court model or approach. Applicants are encouraged to visit the following websites for more information on the key components of the adult drug court models eligible for this grant program: Adult Drug Courts, Co-Occurring Drug and Mental Health Courts, and Municipal Courts: Adult drug courts, co-occurring courts, and municipal courts must demonstrate how they address the which can be accessed at the “The Key Components”, following: . DWI/DUI Courts: DUI/DWI drug courts must demonstrate how they address Guiding “The Principles of DWI Courts”, which can be accessed at the following: . Veterans Treatment Courts: Veterans Treatment Courts must demonstrate how they address the “Veterans Treatment Court Ten Key Components”, which can be accessed at the following: . Drug Court Standards Over the past three decades, hundreds of evaluations of drug courts have been conducted that have demonstrated their effectiveness, as well as five meta-analyses of study findings, making drug courts one of the most rigorously tested and evaluated programs in the criminal justice field. Over the past several years, the NADCP identified 10 best practice standards for adult drug courts. These standards are based on the expansive body of research spanning nearly 20 years that represents best practices in addiction, pharmacology, behavioral health treatment, and criminal justice, that, if integrated into practice, will optimize drug court operations. In support of this optimization of drug courts, SAMHSA strongly encourages applicants, and particularly applications proposing to enhance existing drug courts, to design their proposed programs with the intention of moving toward the full incorporation of NADCP’S newly adopted standards, which represent the most current evidence-based principles and practices. The standards are as follows: Standard 1 Target Population Eligibility and exclusion criteria for the Drug Court are predicated on empirical evidence indicating which types of offenders can be treated safely and effectively in Drug Courts. Candidates are evaluated for admission to the Drug Court using evidence-based assessment tools and procedures.
incorporated into their drug court model or approach. Applicants are encouraged to visit the following websites for more information on the key components of the adult drug court models eligible for this grant program: Adult Drug Courts, Co-Occurring Drug and Mental Health Courts, and Municipal Courts: Adult drug courts, co-occurring courts, and municipal courts must demonstrate how they address the “The Key Components”, which can be accessed at the following: . DWI/DUI Courts: DUI/DWI drug courts must demonstrate how they address “The Guiding Principles of DWI Courts”, which can be accessed at the following: . Veterans Treatment Courts: Veterans Treatment Courts must demonstrate how they address the “Veterans Treatment Court Ten Key Components”, which can be accessed at the following: . Drug Court Standards Over the past three decades, hundreds of evaluations of drug courts have been conducted that have demonstrated their effectiveness, as well as five meta-analyses of study findings, making drug courts one of the most rigorously tested and evaluated programs in the criminal justice field. Over the past several years, the NADCP identified 10 best practice standards for adult drug courts. These standards are based on the expansive body of research spanning nearly 20 years that represents best practices in addiction, pharmacology, behavioral health treatment, and criminal justice, that, if integrated into practice, will optimize drug court operations. In support of this optimization of drug courts, SAMHSA strongly encourages applicants, and particularly applications proposing to enhance existing drug courts, to design their proposed programs with the intention of moving toward the full incorporation of NADCP’S newly adopted standards, which represent the most current evidence-based principles and practices. The standards are as follows: Standard 1 Target Population Eligibility and exclusion criteria for the Drug Court are predicated on empirical evidence indicating which types of offenders can be treated safely and effectively in Drug Courts. Candidates are evaluated for admission to the Drug Court using evidence-based assessment tools and procedures.
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