Conference Materials from the National Judicial Symposium 2009 (Savannah, Georgia)
Condon - It's a Brain Disease: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Chandler - Science Informed Judicial Decision-Making
Clark - A Public Health Solution: Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
Schwartz - Myths and Facts about Medication Assisted Treatment
Marlowe - Evidence-Based Sentencing for Drug Offenders: Targeting Dispositions by Risks and Needs
TASC Adult Criminal Justice Services: Information for Judges
Related Materials:
From NIDA Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, Volume 5, Number 1 - April 2009.
Science and Practice in Action: Recovery Oriented Care for Drug Abusing Offenders - Melody M. Heaps, M.A., Arthur J. Lurigio, Ph.D., Pamela Rodriguez, M.A., Thomas Lyons, Ph.D., and Laura Brookes
Response: A Sensible Division of Labor - Douglas McDonald, Ph.D.; Sally J. Stevens, Ph.D.; and Shiela Strauss, Ph.D.
Contact TASC Director of External Training Cherie Hunter (312) 573-8302 for more information about customized trainings and consultation available through the Center for Health & Justice at TASC.
Conference Materials from the 2009 Best Practices Conference (Cape Town, South Africa)
This conference provided an overview of how sound drug policies can alleviate the public health burden of substance abuse and its impact on criminal justice systems.
Partners for the conference included TASC, Inc. (Treatment Alternative for Safe Communities), SANCA (South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence), INL (Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), and the Republic of South Africa's Department of Social Development.
To view the conference overview,and access resources from select workshops and presentations, click here and scroll to the bottom of the page.
Contact TASC Director of External Training Cherie Hunter (312) 573-8302 for more information about customized trainings and consultation available through the Center for Health & Justice at TASC.
How to Win Funding for Your Criminal Justice/Medication-Assisted Treatment Program
This resource provides an overview of how to build and fund Criminal Justice/Medication Assisted Treatment programs. Topics covered include: steps for building treatment interventions into criminal justice programs; federal, state and local funding sources for treatment programs in the criminal justice system; and federal grant opportunities.
The webinar was presented by TASC President Emeritus Melody M. Heaps and TASC Operations Project Leader Maureen McDonnell, and supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Contact TASC Director of External Training Cherie Hunter (312) 573-8302 for more information about customized trainings and consultation available through the Center for Health & Justice at TASC.
