treatment courts

In compliance with our BJA funding agreement, the NTCRC attended All Rise's RISE24 conference in-person in Anaheim, CA, sponsoring a booth at the exhibitor level. NTCRC staff traveled by plane and shipped materials to distribute at the booth. Eight full-time staff members attended the conference from Tuesday, May 22 to Friday, May 25. Staff were present at the booth for two and a half days to network with attendees, answer questions, and demonstrate resources available from the NTCRC.

In compliance with our BJA funding agreement, the NDCRC attended NADCP's RISE23 conference in-person in Houston, Texas, sponsoring a booth at the exhibitor level. NDCRC staff traveled by plane and shipped materials to distribute at the booth. Seven full-time staff members and two graduate students attended the conference from Sunday, June 25 to Thursday, June 29. Staff were present at the booth for two and a half days to network with attendees, answer questions, and demonstrate resources available from the NDCRC.

As a condition of funding, the NDCRC will conduct the Painting the Current Picture survey every two years on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Data collection for the next round of this survey began in February 2023, requesting data for calendar year 2022. Surveys were developed for thirteen different court types, and a different survey was constructed based on whether the recipient state had a data Management Information System (MIS). A total of twenty-six surveys were developed, and the NDCRC has provided a guide for completing each individual survey.

In compliance with our BJA funding agreement, the NDCRC attended NADCP's RISE22 conference in-person in Nashville, Tennessee, sponsoring a booth at the exhibitor level. NDCRC staff traveled by plane and road to bring a truck of printed resources and SWAG. Eight full-time staff members attended the conference from Sunday, July 24 to Thursday, July 28. Staff were present at the booth to network with attendees, answer questions, and demonstrate resources available from the NDCRC.

NDCRC co-directors Kristen DeVall and Christina Lanier participated in the National Drug Court Institute's Drug Court U program, during which they met virtually with representatives from individual courts who had requested time slots. For April 12-13, 2022, the theme for Drug Court U was data collection.

The NDCRC began conducting a study in 2020 on how treatment courts are portrayed in media. The study tracks mentions of "treatment court" and "drug court" terms in written news media and will catalog and codify the discourse to gauge perception of treatment courts. A first batch of data were collected in November and December of 2020; a second batch of data are being collected in January 2022.

In compliance with our BJA funding agreement, the NDCRC attended NADCP's RISE21 conference in-person, sponsoring a booth at the bronze level. Preparation began in spring of 2021 while booth materials and giveaways were designed and ordered. Eight full-time staff members attended the conference from Saturday to Wednesday and were present at the booth to network with attendees, answer questions, and demonstrate resources available from the NDCRC.

Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National Drug Court Institute for Briefings, a training curriculum designed by law enforcement for law enforcement, including in-person training, virtual lunch-and-learns, and publications. This training provides law enforcement officers with some of the key tools to build an agency-wide understanding of treatment courts and diversion programs, develop standard engagement protocols, and improve jurisdictions' public safety outcomes. 

NDCRC co-directors Kristen DeVall and Christina Lanier participated in the National Drug Court Institute's Drug Court University program, during which they met virtually with representatives from individual courts who had requested time slots. For October 14-15, 2020, the theme for DCU was evaluation of treatment court programs; assistance would have focused on courts' needs in this area.

The NDCRC co-hosted a Q&A session on July 15, 2020 with OJJDP, NADCP, CCI, and CCFF regarding the juvenile justice mapping initiative and the Painting the Current Picture survey of treatment courts.