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Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice Print E-mail
The NCJFCJ's AOD Division staff in conjunction with the National Drug Court Institute and practitioners to developed "Juvenile Drug Courts: Strategies in Practice." This important document details 16 strategic practices which can serve as the basic framework for effective juvenile drug courts: collaborative planning; teamwork; clearly-defined target population and eligibility criteria;  developmentally and gender-appropriate services; monitoring and evaluation; community partnerships; quality assurance; judicial review; comprehensive treatment planning; cultural competence; strengths-based focus; educational linkages; drug testing; goal-oriented incentives and sanctions; and confidentiality. This publication is available online at http://bja.ncjrs.org/publications.
Juvenile Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Project Print E-mail

Since 1998 the AOD Division has been working under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA),and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This collaborative effort allows the AOD Division to provide training and technical assistance to jurisdictions who have received funding from BJA/OJJDP for planning, implementing, or enhancing juvenile drug courts. This initiative is focused in several areas:

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