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International Resources
Where to Go If You Need Help
Publications
Applying Collaborative Justice Court Principles and Practices Faculty Guide, 228 pages (for size reasons, publication comes in two separate PDF files)
For a companion DVD, please contact: Nancy Taylor at 415-865-7607, nancy.taylor@jud.ca.gov, or Bonnie Pollard at 415-865-7821, bonnie.pollard@jud.ca.gov
Collaborative Justice Courts: Resource Workbook (908 pages)
For a companion DVD, please contact: Nancy Taylor at 415-865-7607, nancy.taylor@jud.ca.gov, or Bonnie Pollard at 415-865-7821, bonnie.pollard@jud.ca.gov
Table of Contents and Preface (pp. 1-5) (PDF, 108 KB)
Part One (pp. 6-21) (PDF, 450 KB)
Part Two (pp. 22-23) (PDF, 29 KB)
General (pp. 24-100 (PDF, 4,024 KB) and pp. 101-187(PDF, 1,651 KB))
Adult (pp. 188-189) (PDF, 19 KB)
- Drugs (pp. 190-300 (PDF, 5,078 KB) and pp. 301-410 (PDF, 9,751 KB))
- DUI (pp. 411-459) (PDF, 2,443 KB)
- Campus (pp. 460-461) (PDF, 28 KB)
- Mental Health (pp. 462-489 (PDF, 8,906 KB) and pp. 490-611 (PDF, 9,796 KB))
- Homeless (pp. 612-644) (PDF, 2,091 KB)
- Community (pp. 645-656) (PDF, 443 KB)
- Domestic Violence (pp. 657-702) (PDF, 3,021 KB)
Juvenile (p. 703) (PDF, 13 KB)
- Juvenile Drug (pp. 704-804) (PDF, 4,488 KB)
- Peer/Teen (pp. 805-862) (PDF, 3,610 KB)
Family Dependency (pp. 863-908) (PDF, 2,879 KB)
California Resources
Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee (CJCAC)
Hon. Harold E. Kahn, Chair
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Francisco
hkahn@sftc.org
Judicial Council of California/Administrative Office of the Courts
Nancy Taylor, Lead Staff
Collaborative Justice Program
Tel: 415-865-7607
E-mail: nancy.taylor@jud.ca.gov
CJER/Collaborative Courts Education Committee
Karen Moen, Project Manager
Tel: 415-865-7823
E-mail: karen.moen@jud.ca.gov
Center for Children and Families in the Courts
Julia Weber, Unified Courts for Families/Mentor Court Program
Tel: 415-865-7693
E-mail: julia.weber@jud.ca.gov
Audrey Evje, Balanced and Restorative Justice Project
Tel: 415-865-7706
E-mail: audrey.evje@jud.ca.gov
Tamara Abrams, Violence Against Women/Family Violence Project
Tel: 415-865-7712
E-mail: tamara.abrams@jud.ca.gov
Christopher Wu, CFCC Dependency Project
Tel: 415-865-7721
E-mail: christopher.wu@jud.ca.gov
California Association of Drug Court Professionals (CADCP)
Judge Stephen V. Manley
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Tel: 408-491-4840
E-mail: smanley@sct.co.santa-clara.ca.us
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
1700 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916-327-3728 or 800-879-2772 (within California)
http://www.adp.cahwnet.gov/ 
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916-445-6951
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/default.htm
Office of the Attorney General
Department of Justice
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National Resources
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 7th Street NW
Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20531
Tel: 202-616-6500
Fax: 202-305-1367
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities. BJA's overall goals are to (1) reduce and prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. To achieve these goals, BJA programs emphasize enhanced coordination and cooperation of federal, state, and local efforts. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims.
Center for Court Innovation
520 8th Avenuet
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 212-397-3050
Fax: 212-397-0985
E-mail: info@courtinnovation.org
The Center for Court Innovation is a unique public-private partnership that is dedicated to enhancing the performance of courts and those whose work intersects with the courts. In performing this work, the Center's goals are to reduce crime, aid victims, strengthen communities and promote public trust in justice.
Justice Management Institute (JMI)
1900 Grant Street, Suite 815
Denver, CO 80203
Tel: 303-831-7564
Fax: 303-831-4564
E-mail: jmidenver@aol.com
JMI provides services to courts and other justice system agencies throughout the United States and abroad. Its mission is to improve the overall administration of justice by helping courts and other justice system institutions and agencies by providing technical assistance, education and training, research, and information.
National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)
4900 Seminary Road, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22311
Tel: 703-575-9400
Fax: 703-575-9402
NADCP is the principal organization of professionals involved in the development, implementation, and operation of treatment-oriented drug courts. Its members include over 3,000 judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, treatment providers and rehabilitation experts, law enforcement and corrections personnel, educators, researchers, and community leaders.
National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
300 Newport Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Tel: 800-616-6164
Fax: 757-220-0449
NCSC is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice. The center accomplishes its mission by providing leadership and service to the state courts.
Problem-Solving Courts Resource Center (01/2005)
For over a decade, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has studied problem-solving courts and provided hands-on assistance to states interested in setting up such courts. Now, all the information and other resources you need to help your jurisdiction develop the problem-solving approach is available on one Web page: the Problem-Solving Courts Resource Center .
National Drug Court Institute (NDCI)
4900 Seminary Road, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22311
Tel: 703-575-9400
Fax: 703-575-9402
Operating under the auspices of the NADCP, NDCI provides comprehensive training to practitioners, supports research and other investigative projects aimed at the development of more effective drug court policies and procedures, and disseminates a number of important drug court-specific publications.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
U.S. Department of Justice
810 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
Tel: 202-307-2942
Fax: 202-307-6394
An OJP bureau authorized to support research, evaluation, and demonstration programs, development of technology, and both national and international information dissemination.
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Executive Office of the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20502-0002
Tel: 202-395-6700
E-mail: ondcp@ncjrs.org
White House office that establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of "OJJDP News @ a Glance," March/April 2005. The bimonthly newsletter provides readers with news about OJJDP activities, publications, funding opportunities, and events.
This issue's lead article describes OJJDP's Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program. Other topics include the OJJDP truancy prevention Web site and National Youth Service Day.
"OJJDP News @ a Glance," March/April 2005, is only available online at http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/news_at_glance/209154/index.html .
OJP Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project
The American University
4400 Brandywine Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016-8159
Tel: 202-885-2875
E-mail: justice@american.edu
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Drug Court Clearinghouse assists communities in developing effective drug court teams that utilize the ten key components of drug courts. The clearinghouse also collects, analyzes, and disseminates information to strengthen the effective operation of drug courts; works to increase communication; and provides comprehensive onsite technical assistance to grantees.
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Other National Resources
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
Tel: 202-307-0765
E-mail: askbjs@ojp.usdoj.gov
This OJP bureau collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall II
Rockville, MD 20857
Tel: 301-443-0365
Fax: 301-443-5447
CSAP's mission is to provide national leadership in the federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems. CSAP connects people and resources to innovative ideas and strategies, and encourages efforts to reduce and eliminate alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems both in the United States and internationally.
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5515 Security Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel: 301-443-5700
CSAT works cooperatively across the private and public treatment spectrum to identify, develop, and support policies, approaches, and programs that enhance and expand treatment services for individuals who abuse alcohol and other drugs and that address individuals' addiction-related problems.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
901 North Pitt Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703-706-0560
Fax: 703-706-0565
CADCA's mission is to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to empower them to prevent and reduce substance abuse. The organization supports its members with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies and marketing programs, conferences, and special events.
Join Together
One Appleton Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: 617-437-1500
Fax: 617-437-9394
E-mail: info@jointogether.org
Join Together is a national resource for communities fighting substance abuse and gun violence. It is a project of the Boston University School of Public Health and funded by grants from The Robert Wood Johnson and Joyce Foundations.
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10017-6706
Tel: 212-841-5200
Fax: 212-956-8020
CASA's mission is to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives, assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; encourage every individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction; provide those on the front lines with the tools they need to succeed; remove the stigma of abuse and replace shame and despair with hope.
National Criminal Justice Association
720 7th Street, NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20001-3716
Tel: 202-628-8550
Fax: 202-628-0080
E-mail: info@ncja.org
NCJA is the Washington, D.C–based special interest group representing states on crime control and public safety matters. The NCJA's work focuses primarily on helping develop and implement national policy in the criminal justice field and on helping states address criminal justice-related problems.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Tel: 800-851-3420 or 301-519-5500
Fax: 301-519-5212
E-mail: askncjrs@ncjrs.org
Contains specialized information centers to provide publications and other information services to the constituencies of each of the five U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs agencies and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703-549-9222
Fax: 703-836-3195
NDAA is the largest national professional organization specifically serving the needs of prosecutors in the United States. NDAA represents the interests of the prosecutors from major metropolitan areas as well as rural communities.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
Tel: 301-443-0107
E-mail: Information@lists.nida.nih.gov
NIDA's mission is to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
RAND
1700 Main Street
P.O. Box 2138
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
Tel: 310-393-0411
Fax: 310-393-4818
E-mail: correspondence@rand.org
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis of developments in many areas, including national defense, education and training, health care, criminal and civil justice, labor and population, science and technology, community development, international relations, and regional studies.
SEARCH, Inc.
7311 Greenhaven Drive, Suite 145
Sacramento, CA 95831
Tel: 916-392-2550
Fax: 916-392-8440
SEARCH, the National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, is an organization of the states dedicated to improving the criminal justice system through better information management and the effective application of information and identification technology.
The Urban Institute
2100 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: 202-833-7200
Fax: 202-659-8985
E-mail: paffairs@ui.urban.org
The Urban Institute investigates social and economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes efforts to solve these problems. The institute seeks to increase Americans' awareness of important public choices and improve the formulation and implementation of government decisions.
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International Resources
International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence is designed to stimulate thought in the area of therapeutic jurisprudence. It serves internationally as a clearinghouse and resource center regarding therapeutic jurisprudence developments.
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Where to Go If You Need Help
- Contact your local drug court
- California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs Resource Center
- California Association of Drug Court Professionals
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