Drug & Alternative Treatment Courts
- Agencies / Organizations / Associations
- Research Guide
- Drug and alternative treatment courts (Wisconsin State Law Library)
Standards, reports, books, and articles.
- Drug and alternative treatment courts (Wisconsin State Law Library)
- Directories
- Problem Solving Courts Directory (WI Court System)
- Treatment Courts (Wisconsin Association of Treatment Court Professionals)
- Guides
- Best practices in the justice system for addressing the opioid epidemic (Journal for Advancing Justice)
- Drug Court Judicial Benchbook (National Drug Court Institute)
- Drug Courts In the Spotlight (National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Information regarding drug courts including statistics, federal & state legislation, publications, programs, training & technical assistance, grants & funding, and related resources. - Equity and inclusion: equivalent access assessment and toolkit (Nat'l Assoc. of Drug Court Professionals)
- Equity and inclusion resources for treatment courts (Nat'l Assoc. of Drug Court Professionals)
- Identifying and rectifying racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in treatment courts (Journal for Advancing Justice)
- Treatment Alternatives and Diversion Program (WI Court System)
- Drug Court Practitioner Fact Sheets
Topics include: Probation practices, Naloxone, alternatives to Opioids for chronic pain, etc.
- Standards
- Adult Drug Court Best Practices Standards (National Association of Drug Court Professionals)
Volumes I and II (2013, 2015) - Defining Drug Courts: the Key Components (The National Association of Drug Court Professionals)
1997, reprinted 2004 - Family treatment court best practice standards(The National Association of Drug Court Professionals)
2019 - Seven Program Design Features: Adult Drug Court Principles, Research, and Practice (Bureau of Justice Assistance and National Institute of Justice)
2012, via Internet Archive - Wisconsin Treatment Court Standards (2014) (Wisconsin Association of Treatment Court Professionals)
- Wisconsin Treatment Court Standards (Revised 2018, Draft) (Wisconsin Association of Treatment Court Professionals)
- Adult Drug Court Best Practices Standards (National Association of Drug Court Professionals)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes:
s. 165.955 "Drug Court: Grant Program
Alcohol and drug court grants - WI Statutes: ch. 961 "Uniform Controlled Substances Act"
- Constitutional and Other Legal Issues in Drug Court
Source of case law relevant to the operation of treatment courts - Case Opinions
- On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Agencies
- Alcohol and Drug Treatment Courts
- Treatment Courts
Drug, alcohol, mental health, and veterans court information.
Guides
- Alcohol Treatment Court (Waukesha Circuit Court)
- Drug Court (Pierce Drug Court)
- Drug Treatment Court (LaCrosse Human Services)
- Milwaukee County Drug Treatment Court: Participant Handbook (Milwaukee Court)
- OWI treatment court (Dane Circuit Court)
- Treatment courts (Eau Claire Dept. of Human Services)
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Drug Treatment Courts in the 21st Century
Georgia Law Rev 43.717 (2007) - Family Drug Courts: a New Approach to Help Solve the Crisis in Child Welfare
Children's Legal Rights Journal 25.4 (Winter 2005)
Library Resources
- Drug Courts: a New Approach to Treatment and Rehabilitation
- Ensuring Sustainability for Drug Courts
- Painting the Current Picture