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American Society of Addiction Medicine
http://www.asam.org/
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is dedicated to educating medical professionals and improving the treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and other addiction. Its site contains membership, certification, and conference information, as well as addiction medicine news and resources.
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American University Drug Court Clearinghouse
http://spa.american.edu/justice/project.php?ID=1
The Drug Court Clearinghouse Project serves as a national clearinghouse for drug court information and activity, disseminating sample operational materials developed by drug courts. The project also compiles and continually updates information on national drug court activity and emerging issues, and maintains an extensive reference collection of drug court materials.
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Association for Addiction Professionals
http://naadac.org/
A professional membership organization serving counselors who specialize in addiction treatment, the Association for Addiction Professionals works to improve the provision of treatment services through education and advocacy programs. It also offers three different certifications for both member and non-member addiction professionals.
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Brazil's National Association of Therapeutic Jurisprudence: ASSOCIAÇÃO NACIONAL DE JUSTIÇA TERAPÊUTICA
http://www.anjt.org.br/
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Brazil's National Association of Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Drug Treatment Courts (English version)
http://www.anjt.org.br/index.php?id=59
A description of how drug treatment courts work in Brazil.
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, provides leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities. BJA’s drug court program provides financial and technical assistance, training, and programmatic guidance and leadership.
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Center for Substance Abuse Research – University of Maryland
http://www.cesar.umd.edu/
The mission of the Center for Substance Abuse Research is to inform policymakers, practitioners, and the general public about substance abuse. It conducts policy-relevant research and evaluation studies, disseminates statistical and other information, provides technical assistance, and assists in training students in substance abuse research methods and policy analysis. Its online library includes more than 11,000 substance-abuse-related research reports, books, government documents, journals, journal articles, newsletters, and newspaper clippings.
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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
http://csat.samhsa.gov/
The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was created in October 1992 with a congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. Its site includes a quick FAQ on finding effective alcohol and drug addiction treatment; a list of its programs, guides, and publications; and information on funding opportunities offered through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Chile's Drug Treatment Courts
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/Chile_DC.html
Tribunas de Droga: Saliendo del Infierno (Drug Treatment Courts: A Way Out of Hell), video aired on "Crónicas de 24 Horas,” Televisión Nacional de Chile, 21 April 2009. (in Spanish)
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Chile's Fundacion Paz Ciudadana: Análisis del proceso de implementación de los Tribunales de Tratamiento de Drogas en Chile: Avanzando hacia una política pública / Process analysis of the implementation of drug courts in Chile
http://www.pazciudadana.cl/docs/pub_20090608091330.pdf
A process analysis of implementation of drug courts in Chile, performed by Fundacion Paz Ciudadana (Spanish version).
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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
http://cadca.org/
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America—whose mission is to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create safe, healthy and drug-free communities—supports its members with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences and special events, detailed on the site.
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Drug Court Technology Resource Center
http://www.drugcourttech.org/
The Drug Court Technology Resource Center is an online forum offering tools and information for drug court practitioners who are creating computer applications for their courts. The Resource Center sponsors two related web sites: Drug Court Technology, which provides technical staff and planners with an overview of how technology can improve drug courts, and Drug Court MIS, which provides technical staff with detailed project planning tools and sample documents. Both sites are accessible from the Center home page.
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English drug courts: Dedicated drug court pilots - a process report (April 2008)
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research010408.htm
An independent evaluation of pilot dedicated drug courts in Leeds and West London, which were announced in December 2005 as part of the government's agenda to reduce drug-related crime.
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National Association of Drug Court Professionals
http://www.nadcp.org/
Founded in 1994, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals is the principle organization of professionals involved in the development and implementation of treatment-oriented drug courts. Among other things, its site details its technical assistance activities, hosts a job bank, and offers general information on drug courts and drug court research.
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National Center for State Courts – State Links for Drug Courts
http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/CourTopics/StateLinks.asp?id=24&topic=DrugCt
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National Criminal Justice Reference Service – Drug Courts
http://www.ncjrs.gov/spotlight/drug_courts/Summary.html
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service is an extensive source of information on criminal and juvenile justice. Its drug courts page provides facts and figures, legislation information, training and technical assistance information, grants and funding resources, program information, and other drug court-related materials.
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National Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program
http://www.dcpi.ncjrs.org/
The National Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program web site—sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice—is a training initiative that helps communities develop effective adult, juvenile, family, and tribal drug court programs. The site provides participating communities with resource materials meant to enhance the training experience.
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National Drug Strategy Network
http://www.ndsn.org/
The National Drug Strategy Network is supported by the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation—a privately funded, non-profit educational charity working on innovative solutions to problems facing the criminal justice system—to share accurate information about drug control strategies. The site houses the network’s newsletter as well as links to information on drug law enforcement, drug policy reform, drug treatment help, and other topics.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.drugabuse.gov/
The National Institute on Drug Abuse was established in 1974, and in October 1992 became part of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Its various divisions and offices all participate in programs of drug abuse research. Its site is geared towards researchers and health professionals, parents and teachers, and students, and contains funding information as well as numerous fact sheets, publications, newsletters, reports, and other resources.
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New York State Defenders Association – Drug Courts
http://www.nysda.org/Hot_Topics/Drug_Courts/drug_courts.html
The New York State Defenders Association, is a not-for-profit, membership organization that has been providing support to New York's criminal defense community since 1967. The drug court page of its web site lists current developments, special reports, and research links.
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Office of National Drug Control Policy
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/index.html
The principal purpose of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program, which aims to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. This site is chock full of drug facts and information on prevention, treatment, policy, enforcement, funding, international developments, and a great deal more. There is also an extensive publications library.
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Organization of American States Study: Positive Results of Drug Treatment Courts Found in 12 Countries
http://www.oas.org/OASpage/press_releases/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-137/10
The study was released in April 2010 by the Organization of American States' Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission and a research team from American University in Washington, DC. It is based on a survey of drug treatment courts in Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, United Kingdom, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, Norway, Suriname and the United States.
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Scottish Drug Courts
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=248478
This article focuses on the role of judicial involvement in the review of Scottish drug court participants’ progress, drawing on court observation and interviews with offenders and drug court professionals. (Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Procedural Justice in Scottish Drug Courts, by Gill McIvor, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Vol. 9, Issue 1, February 2009)
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was established by an act of Congress in 1992 to focus attention, programs, and funding on improving the lives of people with or at risk for mental and substance abuse disorders. In addition to information about mental illnesses and drug abuse—including research reports, surveys, and statistics listings—this government site contains funding information and program descriptions.
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Toronto Drug Treatment Court
http://www.iadtc.law.ecu.edu.au/pdfs/Toronto%20DTC%20Policy%20and%20Procedures%20Manual.pdf
Policies and Procedures Manual
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Treatment Improvement Exchange, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
http://www.treatment.org/
The Treatment Improvement Exchange is a resource sponsored by the Division of State and Community Assistance of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to provide information exchange between Center staff and state and local alcohol and substance abuse agencies. The site includes funding information, publications, and a directory of state agencies.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information is a one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment. In addition to housing a library and a wide variety of other resources, its Information Services Department responds to alcohol and substance abuse information requests via telephone, e-mail, postal mail, and fax.
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Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the U.S. Its site provides facts and findings on a sampling of programs and topics of particular relevance to policymakers and researchers, and contains numerous publications. A section on crime and justice includes research on crime and prisoners, courts and policing, juvenile justice, and other related topics.
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