Drug Court Planning Initiative

Family Drug Court Planning
Initiative Training Program Resources

• Ancillary Services: Housing, Domestic Violence
• Building Community Resources: Sustainability and Funding
• Case Management
• Child and Adolescent Development
• Confidentiality and Ethics
• Connection Between Child Maltreatment and Drugs and Alcohol
• Screening, Assessment, and Services for Children: What Works
• Screening, Assessment and Services for Parents: What Works
• Cultural Competency
• Development and Implementation of FDTC: The Basics
• Drug Testing
• Evaluations of Drug Courts: National, State and Local Reports
• Evaluation Protocols and Management Information Systems
• FDTC Policies and Procedures Documents
• Federal Legislative Mandates: Improving Child Welfare and Court Practice
• Incentives and Sanctions
• Marketing and Public Relations
• Parent-Child Visitation
• Psychopharmacology
• Other Related Organizations and Links

Ancillary Services: Housing, Domestic Violence

Building Community Resources: Sustainability and Funding

• Building a Better Collaboration Facilitating Change in the Court and Child Welfare Systeme. (Adobe Acrobat File)

• Community Development, A Guide for Grant Makers on Fostering Better Outcomes Through Good Practice. The William and Flora Hewlitt Foundation. (Adobe Acrobat File)

Case Management

• Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol (Tip) # 27, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1998.
  
  

Child and Adolescent Development

• Ethical Considerations for Judges and Attorneys in Drug Court. National Drug Court Institute. May 2001.
  
  
• Excerpts from a Treatise on Ethics and Confidentiality in Drug Courts: Federal Confidentiality Laws and How They Affect Drug Court Practitioners. National Drug Court Institute. April 1999. (MS Word)
  
  

Connection Between Child Maltreatment and Drugs and Alcohol

• Parental Substance Abuse: Implications for Children and the Child Welfare System, and Foster Care Outcomes. General Accounting Office (GAO/T-HEHS-98-40). Washington, DC, 1997. (Adobe Acrobat File)
  
  
• No Safe Haven: Children of Substance Abusing Parents. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. Columbia University. 1999. (Adobe Acrobat File)
  
  
• Substance Abuse Resource Guide: Pregnant/Postpartum Women and their Infants. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 1997.
  
  
• Mother's Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Among Youths. National Survey on Drug Use and Health. May, 2005. (Adobe Acrobat File) NEW ADDITION
  
  

Screening, Assessment, and Services for Children: What Works

Screening, Assessment and Services for Parents: What Works

• Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Child Abuse and Neglect Issues. Treatment Improvement Protocol (Tip) # 36, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 2000.
  
  
• Pregnant, Substance-Using Women. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) # 2, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1995.
  
  
• Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) # 8, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1994.
  
  
• Combining Substance Abuse Treatment With Intermediate Sanctions for Adults in the Criminal Justice System. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) # 12, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1994.
  
  
• Detoxification From Alcohol and Other Drugs. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) # 19, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1995.
  
  
• Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine. C. West Huddleston III. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. (Adobe Acrobat File) NEW ADDITION
  
  
• Planning for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) # 17, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1995.
  
  
• Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse. Treatment Improvement Protocol (Tip) # 34, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1999.
  
  
• American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) standards on treatment placement and matching criteria.
  
  
• Guideline for Drug Courts on Screening and Assessment. Drug Courts Program Office. 1998. (Adobe Acrobat File)
  
  
• Simple Screening Instruments for Outreach for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Infectious Diseases. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) # 11, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 1995.
  
  

Cultural Competency

• Technical Assistance Bulletin: Following Specific Guidelines Will Help You Assess Cultural Competence in Program Design, Application, and Management, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. September 1994.
  
  
• ATOD Resource Guide: African Americans. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 1996.
  
  
• Substance Abuse Resource Guide: Hispanic/Latino Americans. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 1996.
  
  
• Substance Abuse Resource Guide: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 2000. (Adobe Acrobat File)
  
  
• Substance Abuse Resource Guide: Older Americans. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 1997.
  
  
  

  Development and Implementation of FDTC: The Basics

  • Development and Implementation of Drug Court Systems. National Drug Court Institute. May 1999. (MS Word)
    
    
  • Drug Courts: Overview of Growth, Characteristics, and Results. United States General Accounting Office. 1997. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • The Rebirth of Rehabilitation: Promise and Perils of Drug Courts. NCJ 181462. National Institute of Justice. 2000. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Juvenile and Family Drug Courts: An Overview. Office of Justice Programs Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Program, American University. Washington, DC. 1998. NCJRS 171139.
    
    
  • Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components. The Drug Courts Program Office, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice. January 1997. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Testing Therapeutic Jurisprudence Theory: An Empirical Assessment of the Drug Court Process. Western Criminology Review. 2001.
    
    
  • Looking at a Decade of Drug Courts. American University Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project. June 1998.
    
    
  • The Drug Court Movement. National Institute of Justice. 1995. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Judicial Perspectives on Family Drug Treatment Courts. Judge Leonard P. Edwards and Judge James A. Ray. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Monograph 2004. Family Dependency Treatment Courts: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Using the Drug Court Model. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  

  Drug Testing

  • Drug Testing in a Drug Court Environment: Common Issues to Address. 5/2000, NCJ 181103. (Adobe Acrobat File) (ASCII Text File)
    
    
  • CSAP Technical Report #12: Urine Specimen Collection Handbook for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs. DHHS Publication No. (SMA)96-3114, 1996.
    
    
  • NIDA Research Monograph #73: Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse. Richard L. Hawks, Ph.D., and C. Nora Chiang, Ph.D. 1986.
    
    
  

  EVALUATIONS OF DRUG COURTS: National, State, and Local Reports

  • Toledo, Ohio. Access Database (zip file)
    
    
  • Buffalo, New York. DMIS - 2003 - Instruction Manual (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Virginia, Statewide. FDTC Process Variables - FY'06. (MS Word)
    
    
  • North Carolina. MIS and Evaluation. State Request for Proposal. (MS Word)
    
    
  • Suffolk County, New York. Evaluation of the Suffolk County FTC, October 2000. (PDF)
    
    
  • Sacramento County, California. Dependency Drug Court Facts & Information, January, 2005. (MS Word)
    
    
  • Volusia, Florida. Volusia County Juvenile Dependency Treatment Division: Innovation in Program Design for Strengthening Families. Glacier Consulting, Inc. March, 2005. (MS Word)
    
    
  • NPC Research. FDTC Evaluation. Year Three Report. September. 2005. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  

  Evaluation Protocols and Management Information Systems

  • Drug Courts: A Research Agenda. National Drug Court Institute. April 1999. (MS Word)
    
    
  • Drug Court Monitoring, Evaluation, and Management Information Systems. 1998, NCJ 171138.
    
    
  • What We Know About the Impact of Drug Courts: Moving Research From "Do They Work?" to "When and How They Work"—Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Youth Violence. Crime and Justice Research Institute. 2000. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Guide for Measuring Court Performance in Child Welfare Cases: Building a Better Court. ABA. The National Center for State Courts, and The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.(PDF) NEW ADDITION
    
    
  • Economic Benefits of Drug Treatment: A Critical Review of the Evidence for Policy Makers. Steven Belenko, Ph.D. Treatment Research Institute. February, 2005. (Adobe Acrobat File) NEW ADDITION
    
    
  

  FDTC Policies and Procedures Documents

  • Albany, New York
    
    
  • Alexandria, Virginia. Alexandria Family Drug Treatment Court Protocol (MS Word)
    
    
  • Charlotte, North Carolina. Policies and Procedures Manual (MS Word)
    
    
  • Charlottesville, Virginia. Policies and Procedures Manual (MS Word)
    
    
  • Duval County/Jacksonville, Florida
    
    
  • El Paso, Texas
    
    
  • Greene County, Missouri. Policies and Procedures Manual (MS Word)
    
    
  • Kansas City, Missouri
    
    
  • King County, Washington. Policies and Procedures (MS Word)
    
    
  • Lucas County/Toledo, Ohio. Orientation Manual (MS Word)
    
    
  • Queens County/Jamaica, New York. Policies and Procedures Manual (PDF)
    
    
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
    
    
  • St. Lawrence County, New York
    
    
  • Thurston County/Olympia, Washington
    
    
  • Yellowstone County/Billings, Montana. Policies and Procedures (MS Word)
  

  Federal Legislative Mandates / Improving Child Welfare and Court Practice

  • The Adoption and Safe Families Act.
    
    
  • Resource Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. 1995. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Adoption and Permanency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
    
    
  • Adoption Dynamics: An Update on the Impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act. Chapin Hall. 2005. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Evidence—Based Practice in Child Welfare: Challenges and Opportunities. Children & Family Research Center, School of Social Work. University of Illinois. August, 2001. NEW ADDITION
    
    
  

  Incentives and Sanctions

  • Effective Use of Sanctions in Drug Courts: Lessons From Behavioral Research. Marlowe. National Drug Court Institute Review, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 11–29. 1999. (MS Word)
    
    
  • Drug Courts and the Role of Graduated Sanctions. National Institute of Justice. 1998. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • American University Compilation of Responses to Jail Sanction (MS Word) NEW ADDITION
    
    
  • Ten Science Based Principles of Changing Behavior Through the Use of Reinforcement and Punishment. William Meyer. Senior Judicial Fellow, NDCI. November, 2005.(MS Word) NEW ADDITION
    
    
  • Compilation of Incentives and Sanctions, NADCP/NDCI (MS Word) NEW ADDITION
    
    
  

  Marketing and Public Relations

  • Davidson County, TN (Powerpoint)
    
    
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Powerpoint)
    
    
  • Duval County, Jacksonville, FL (Powerpoint)
    
    
  • Media Packet (MS Word)
    
    
  
  Parent-Child Visitation
  • Judicial Oversight of Parental Visitation in Family Reunification Cases. Abstract. Judge Leonard P. Edwards (Adobe Acrobat File)
  
  Psychopharmacology
  • OxyContin®: Prescription Drug Abuse. CSAP Advisory. April 2001.
    
    
  • DEA Fact Sheet on Rohypnol.
    
    
  • Drugs of Abuse: Categories, Descriptions, Effects, Symptoms, Overdose, Withdrawal Symptoms and Indications of Misuse. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 1997.
    
    
  • GHB Fact Sheet. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.
    
    
  • Heroin—Changes in How It Is Used. The DASIS Report, July 20, 2001. (Adobe Acrobat File)
    
    
  • Ketamine: A Fact Sheet. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.
    
    
  • Methamphetamine Clandestine Laboratory Indicators. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 2001.
    
    
  • Physical and Psychological Risks of Anabolic Steroid Use. National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.
    
    
  • ATD Resource Guide: Alcohol and Drug Related Periodicals. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 1992.
    
    
  • The Hallucinogen PMA: Dancing with Death. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. 2000.
    
    
  • Interrelationship Between the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Summary Overview for Drug Court Practitioners. 1999, NCJ 178940. (Adobe Acrobat File), (ASCII Text File)
    
    
  

  Other Related Organizations and Links