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Problem-Solving Court State Example and Description Adult Drug Courts New York: Defendants with “charges where drug addiction is a component of their offense may be eligible to participate in a criminal [drug treatment court] program. Those who successfully complete their drug treatment court program may have their charges dismissed or reduced or may receive a reduction in their sentence.”79 Veterans Treatment Courts Michigan: Veterans treatment court “uses a hybrid integration of drug court and mental health court principles” and “promote sobriety, recovery, and stability through a coordinated response that involves collaboration with the traditional partners found in drug courts and mental health courts.”80 Juvenile Drug Courts California: “Juvenile drug court programs provide the intensive judicial intervention and intensive community supervision of juveniles involved in substance abuse that is not generally available through the traditional juvenile court process.”81 Family Drug Courts Washington: “A family dependency treatment court is a juvenile or family court docket of which selected abuse, neglect, and dependency cases are identified where parental substance abuse is a primary factor.”82 Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI) Courts Georgia: “The DUI Court Program is an interdisciplinary team approach” and “partners with the program participants throughout the treatment process to ensure individual needs are met while restoring accountability.”83 Tribal Wellness Courts New Mexico: “The mission of the Urban Native American Healing to Wellness Court is to create an atmosphere of healing through best practices and traditional methods in pursuit of spiritual and physical recovery for Native Americans with two or more [driving while under the influence] convictions.”84 Mental Health Courts Florida: Broward County’s Misdemeanor Mental Health Court “handles cases involving nonviolent, misdemeanor defendants identified as mentally ill or developmentally disabled. It is a voluntary pre-adjudication program, that is, it diverts people into treatment before they face trial if they agree to follow the court’s direction.”85 Human Trafficking Courts Ohio: “CATCH blends punitive sentences with a 2-year treatment-oriented nonadversarial program for rearrested prostitutes who suffer from posttraumatic stress syndrome, depression, and drug addiction.”86 Source: Adapted from National Drug Court Institute.49
District Court Program Court Program Type Central District of California Conviction and Sentencing Alternatives Program (CASA) Generic Alternative to Incarceration Northern District of California Diversion/Deferred Sentencing Court Generic Alternative to Incarceration Southern District of California Alternative to Prison Sentence Program (APS) Youthful Defendant Program District of Connecticut Support Court Drug Court Central District of Illinois Pretrial Alternatives to Detention Initiative (PADI) Drug Court Northern District of Illinois Sentencing Options that Achieve Results (SOAR) Generic Alternative to Incarceration District of Massachusetts RISE Generic Alternative to Incarceration Eastern District of Missouri SAIL Program Generic Alternative to Incarceration District of New Hampshire LASER Docket Drug Court District of New Jersey Pretrial Opportunity Program (POP) Drug Court Eastern District of New York Special Options Service Program (SOS) Youthful Defendant Program Pretrial Opportunity Program (POP) Drug Court Southern District of New York Young Adult Opportunity Program Youthful Defendant Program Southern District of Ohio Special Options Addressing Rehabilitation (SOAR) Youthful Defendant Program District of Rhode Island Deferred Sentencing Program Generic Alternative to Incarceration District of South Carolina BRIDGE Program Drug Court District of Utah Utah Alternatives to Conviction Track (U-ACT) Generic Alternative to Incarceration Veterans Court Veterans District of Vermont Rutland Drug Court Drug Court Source: Adapted from the United States Sentencing Commission.34
