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San Francisco Drug Court

Meeting the Need: Collaborative Justice and Treatment Courts AMERSA 2018 Conference  November 8, 2018. San Francisco Drug Court. History Core Principles of Collaborative Courts Research. History (1970 – 1990). Increased drug use and “war on drugs” Staggering increases in criminal filings

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San Francisco Drug Court

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  1. Meeting the Need: Collaborative Justice and Treatment CourtsAMERSA 2018 Conference November 8, 2018

  2. San Francisco Drug Court History Core Principles of Collaborative Courts Research

  3. History (1970 – 1990) Increased drug use and “war on drugs” Staggering increases in criminal filings Under funding of probation – unsupervised cases, inadequate reporting Led to surge in incarcerated populations

  4. History continued Drug use not identified as concurrent problem to criminal activity Treatment expensive High recidivism; called revolving door syndrome

  5. Miami Dade - 1989 - first Drug Court Oakland - 1993 National Association of Drug Court Professionals (Washington, DC) 1994 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act – $29 million in drug court funding When did Drug Courts begin?

  6. Core Principles Clear legal incentives Judicial supervision (case conferencing) Multiple “second chances” Rewards and sanctions Drug testing Case management Collaborative Team approach

  7. Adult Drug Courts No. Drug Courts Institution(s) Crime Reduced Citation Mitchell et al. (2012) U.S.F., G.M.U. & Penn. State Rempel et al. (2012) 12% 92 Urban Institute, CCI & RTI 13% 23 Wilson et al. (2006) Campbell Collaborative Latimer et al. (2006) 14% 55 Canada Dept. of Justice 9% 66 Shaffer (2010) University of Nevada 9% 76 Lowenkamp et al. (2005) University of Cincinnati 8% Washington State Inst. for Public Policy 22 Aos et al. (2006) 8% 57

  8. Cost Effectiveness Avg. Cost Saving Per Client Avg. Benefit Per $1 Invested # Drug Courts Citation Rossman et al. (2011) N = 23 (National Sample) $5,680 $2.00 Bhati et al. (2008) National Data $2.21 N/A Aos et al. (2006) National Data $4,767 N/A Carey et al. (2006) N = 9 (California) $11,000 $3.50 N = 5 (Washington State) Barnoski & Aos (2003) $2,888 $1.74

  9. San Francisco Drug Court Program 2016 – 2017 Activity Report

  10. San Francisco Drug Court Program January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2017

  11. San Francisco Drug Court Program January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2017

  12. San Francisco Drug Court Program January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2017 *Unduplicated clients

  13. San Francisco Drug Court Program

  14. Collaborative Courts in San Francisco (Adult) Adult Drug Court (1995) Behavioral Health Court (2003) Community Justice Center (2009) Family Treatment Court (2007) Intensive Supervision Court (2010) Parole Revocation Court/Calendar (2015) Veterans Justice Court (2013) Young Adult Court (2015)

  15. Contact Information Lisa Lightman Director, San Francisco Collaborative Courts San Francisco Superior Court 415-551-3983 phone llightman@sftc.org

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