Problem-Solving Courts <?xml version="1.0"?><Settings><answerBulletFormat>Numeric</answerBulletFormat><answerNowAutoInsert>No</answerNowAutoInsert><answerNowStyle>Explosion</answerNowStyle><answerNowText>Answer Now</answerNowText><chartColors>Use PowerPoint Color Scheme</chartColors><chartType>Horizontal</chartType><correctAnswerIndicator>Checkmark</correctAnswerIndicator><countdownAutoInsert>No</countdownAutoInsert><countdownSeconds>10</countdownSeconds><countdownSound>TicToc.wav</countdownSound><countdownStyle>Box</countdownStyle><gridAutoInsert>No</gridAutoInsert><gridFillStyle>Answered</gridFillStyle><gridFillColor>255,255,0</gridFillColor><gridOpacity>50%</gridOpacity><gridTextStyle>Keypad #</gridTextStyle><inputSource>Response Devices</inputSource><multipleResponseDivisor># of Responses</multipleResponseDivisor><participantsLeaderBoard>5</participantsLeaderBoard><percentageDecimalPlaces>0</percentageDecimalPlaces><responseCounterAutoInsert>No</responseCounterAutoInsert><responseCounterStyle>Oval</responseCounterStyle><responseCounterDisplayValue># of Votes Received</responseCounterDisplayValue><insertObjectUsingColor>Red</insertObjectUsingColor><showResults>Yes</showResults><teamColors>Use PowerPoint Color Scheme</teamColors><teamIdentificationType>None</teamIdentificationType><teamScoringType>Voting pads only</teamScoringType><teamScoringDecimalPlaces>1</teamScoringDecimalPlaces><teamIdentificationItem></teamIdentificationItem><teamsLeaderBoard>5</teamsLeaderBoard><teamName1></teamName1><teamName2></teamName2><teamName3></teamName3><teamName4></teamName4><teamName5></teamName5><teamName6></teamName6><teamName7></teamName7><teamName8></teamName8><teamName9></teamName9><teamName10></teamName10><showControlBar>All Slides</showControlBar><defaultCorrectPointValue>0</defaultCorrectPointValue><defaultIncorrectPointValue>0</defaultIncorrectPointValue><chartColor1>187,224,227</chartColor1><chartColor2>51,51,153</chartColor2><chartColor3>0,153,153</chartColor3><chartColor4>153,204,0</chartColor4><chartColor5>128,128,128</chartColor5><chartColor6>0,0,0</chartColor6><chartColor7>0,102,204</chartColor7><chartColor8>204,204,255</chartColor8><chartColor9>255,0,0</chartColor9><chartColor10>255,255,0</chartColor10><teamColor1>187,224,227</teamColor1><teamColor2>51,51,153</teamColor2><teamColor3>0,153,153</teamColor3><teamColor4>153,204,0</teamColor4><teamColor5>128,128,128</teamColor5><teamColor6>0,0,0</teamColor6><teamColor7>0,102,204</teamColor7><teamColor8>204,204,255</teamColor8><teamColor9>255,0,0</teamColor9><teamColor10>255,255,0</teamColor10><displayAnswerImagesDuringVote>Yes</displayAnswerImagesDuringVote><displayAnswerImagesWithResponses>Yes</displayAnswerImagesWithResponses><displayAnswerTextDuringVote>Yes</displayAnswerTextDuringVote><displayAnswerTextWithResponses>Yes</displayAnswerTextWithResponses><questionSlideID></questionSlideID><controlBarState>Expanded</controlBarState><isGridColorKnownColor>True</isGridColorKnownColor><gridColorName>Yellow</gridColorName></Settings> <?xml version="1.0"?><AllResponses /> <?xml version="1.0"?><AllQuestions /> <?xml version="1.0"?><AllAnswers /> Problem-Solving Courts Mary Kay Hudson Problem-Solving Court Administrator Indiana Judicial Center May 27, 2010

What we will cover today What they are Who they target How (Do?) they work Indiana PSC Problems Role of community corrections

What is a problem-solving court? General definition …alternative approach to traditional case processing that focuses on outcomes related to victims, offenders, and society (Center for Court Innovation, 2001) Origins General definition The term "problem-solving court" generally refers to an alternative approach to traditional case processing that focuses on outcomes related to victims, offenders, and society (see Center for Court Innovation, 2001). Origins Theoretical roots in innovations in policing (1990’s) Focus: eliminating patterns of crime, addressing issues that fuel crime, engaging the community Gave way to new strategies including community prosecution and PSC. First drug court in 1989 in Miama Florida. NEXT SLIDE

What… Early models 10 Key Components of Drug Courts Essential Elements of Mental Health Courts 16 Strategies of Juvenile Drug Courts Almost a decade after the first drug court, BJA adopted the 10 KC of drug court. The success of the drug court model generated interest in applying the model to other populations. Among all of the models, some basic themes emerged that could be applied more broadly in a variety of settings. NEXT SLIDE

What… General Principles Enhanced information Community engagement Collaboration Individualized justice Accountability Outcomes Center for Court Innovation, 2007 Before we discuss the problem-solving courts, we should talk about the typical manner in which criminal cases were disposed. DISCUSS TRADITIONAL SYSTEM Arrest / summons Prosecutor files charges Court enters judgment Probation files pre-sentence investigation Court sentences defendant Jail/DOC/probation, etc. Defendant completes sentence (discharged successfully or revoked) To return or not return? COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE TRADITIONAL V. PSC MODEL Principles describe the model in a broader sense. It is appropriate to reference other models when designing and implementing a program.

Who Persons with mental illness Returning offenders CHINS parents DV perpetrators Homeless Prostitutes How they work Problem-Solving Principles, Center for Court Innovation, 2007 Enhanced information Community engagement Collaboration Individualized justice Accountability Outcomes

How Indiana statutes & certification Local eligibility criteria Funding streams Drug court statutes adopted 2002, reentry court statutes in 2006. Interest continued to emerge with CHINS drug courts, mental health, domestic violence PSC developed PSC bill to provide courts and local criminal justice agencies support in developing other PSC models. HEA 1271 adopted in 2010, effective 7.1.2010 Permits court to established PSC. Individuals may be admitted to drug court in a variety of legal statuses from pretrial diversion to post-release. PSC established under the statutes must be certified by IJC. Only statutory exclusion is forcible felony not eligible for diversion. LOCAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Local courts may develop their own eligibility criteria or exclusion criteria. FUNDING STREAMS Grants – BJA, JAG, LCC, 2nd chance, DOL User fees Local funding DOC – CTP and CCGA funds

How … Types of PSC Drug Reentry Mental health Family DV Community Veterans Several courts have adopted more than one model in their jurisdiction. Some are developing a strategy to create a “problem-solving court” division to serve a variety of populations in the court system within one administrative structure.

How (Do?) DC research conclusive Other promising models = CHINS, OVWI, mental health Research continues to emerge

Indiana PSC Drug courts (30) Reentry courts (6) Community court (1) Mental health court (4) CHINS drug court (3)

Problems Resource intensive Partnerships critical Requires training Flavor of the month

Problems Most active ingredients not yet identified Is something better than nothing? Some models well-researched, others not

Role of community corrections Eligibility Case management Service coordination Compliance monitoring Cognitive restructuring programming

Questions?

For more information… Resources National Drug Court Institute www.ndci.org Center for Court Innovation www.courtinnovation.org National Center for State Courts www.ncsc.org Reentry Policy Council reentrypolicy.org