Spring 2012 A Publication of The National Association of Drug Court Professionals Drug Courts WWherehere AAccountabilityccountability MMeetseets CompassionCompassion 18th Annual Training Conference May 30 - June 2 Nashville, TN 2012 National Drug Court Month page 7 GAO Validates Drug Court Effectiveness page 11 Buprenorphine Misuse and Its Effect on M.A.T. in Drug Courts page 13 Board of Directors Staff Hon. Jeff Bagley Hon. Melanie May (Emeritus) Percy Brooks Brie Johnson Cumming, GA West Palm Beach, FL Registrar Training Coordinator Hon. Michael Barrasse General Barry R. McCaffrey Laquetta Butler Jennifer Lubold Scranton, PA Alexandria, VA Administrative Coordinator Director of Meetings Louis Baxter, MD Connie Payne Brian Clubb Douglas Marlowe, Ph.D., J.D. Princeton, NJ Frankfort, KY DCPI Project Director Chief of Science, Law and Policy Hon. Rogelio Flores Hon. Louis Presenza (Emeritus) Jennifer Columbel Lynda Morgan Santa Maria, CA Philadelphia, PA Senior Director, Public Policy Accounting Technician Evert Fowle Hon. William Ray Price, Jr. Anna Cooper Nejla Routsong Augusta, ME Jefferson City, MO Special Assistant to the CEO Web & Social Media Specialist Hon. Richard Gebelein Hon. Robert Rancourt (Chair) Vanessa Cunningham Matt Stiner Wilmington, DE Center City, MN Research Coordinator Director of Development and Outreach Buddy Gilmore Hon. Ruben Reyes Janet Davis Colorado Springs, CO Lubbock, TX Chief Financial Offi cer Tonya Voelker Assoc. Director of Hon. Pamela Gray Hon. Robert Russell (Emeritus) Kristen Daugherty Legislative Affairs Washington, DC Buffalo, NY Director of Development David Wallace Hon. Bob Helfrich Hon. John R. Schwartz (Emeritus) Chris Deutsch Senior Director, Hattiesburg, MS Rochester, NY Director of Communications National Center for DWI Courts (NCDC) Scott Henggeler, Ph.D. Hon. Chuck Simmons Leonora Fleming Charleston, SC Greenville, SC Training Coordinator Resource Consultants Hon. Jamey H. Hueston Hon. Keith Starrett Robert Foster Baltimore, MD U.S. District Court, MS Director of Membership Hon. Jeri Beth Cohen Senior Judicial Fellow Norma Jaeger Hon. Jeff Tauber (Emeritus) Carson Fox Boise, ID Berkeley, CA NADCP Senior Director Hon. Peggy Hora (ret.) of Operations Senior Judicial Fellow Chief Russell B. Laine Hon. Korey Wahwassuck Algonquin, IL Cass Lake, MN Ingrid Gutierrez Hon. William G. Meyer (ret.) Training Coordinator Senior Judicial Fellow Hon. Leonia J. Lloyd Rev. Dr. James White Detroit, MI Washington, DC Carolyn Hardin Former Congressman Senior Director, National Drug Jim Ramstad Hon. Stephen Manley Court Institute (NDCI) Senior Policy Analyst San Jose, CA West Huddleston Hon. Jeff Tauber (ret.) Chief Executive Offi cer President Emeritus for Life Senior Judicial Fellow Clifford Jacobs Training Coordinator Dana Jenkins Statewide Program Director NADCP PROMISE STATEMENT: To champion proven strategies within the judicial 1029 N. Royal Street, Suite 201 system that empower drug-using offenders to Alexandria, VA 22314 change their lives. 703.575.9400 phone 703.575.9402 fax NADCP MISSION STATEMENT: Articles and views in this magazine do not necessarily refl ect those of NADCP We will not rest until there are Drug Courts as an organization, its Board of Directors, and other Problem-Solving Courts within reach or any of its subsidiaries. of every person in need. Table of Contents 18TH ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE NADCP Conference Visit Conference Headquarters: 4 www.nadcp.org/2012_NADCP_Training_Conference 7 National Drug Court Month 8 NADCP Secures $78 million for Nashville, TN Drug Courts in Fiscal Year 2012! May 30 – June 2, 2012 11 GAO Validates Drug Court Effectiveness 13 Buprenorphine Diversion and its Implications for Drug Courts From the desk of West Huddleston, CEO 15 Visit and Learn from a Mentor Adult Drug Court or Veterans Mentor Court for Free! 16 Perspectives from the Field 17 In Case You Missed It… 19 Veterans Treatment Court Training 20 Sharpen Your Skills with NDCI in 2012 21 The National Drug Court Resource Center: A Cutting Edge Site for the Treatment Court Field 21 NADCP Hailed As Champion In New Book 22 Training A DWI Court Near You– NCDC Is “On The Road Again” 23 NADCP Continues to Increase the International Growth of Drug Courts 24 Did you know… | 3 18th Annual Training Conference May 30–June 2, 2012 NNADCPADCP 1188TTHH ANNNUALNUAL Nashville, TN TR A AININGINING COONFERENCENFERENCE May 30 – June 2, 2012 DRRUGUG COOURTSURTS WWherehere AAccountabilityccountability MMeetseets CCompassionompassion NADCP Goes To Nashville rom May 30 to June 2, over 3,500 Drug Court and Problem-Solving Court professionals will gather in Nashville for four days of cutting-edge education Fand world class entertainment. Don’t miss out on the latest resources for your court! Here are some highlights to get you ready for the conference. NADCP Conference with others who share your role from The NADCP Conference to the rescue! Online Agenda across the nation? To make the most Where else do thousands of Drug Court The NADCP Conference Agenda is of your conference experience, join us and other problem-solving court specially designed to provide every for this groundbreaking webinar! professionals representing hundreds of discipline in your Drug Court or other For more information, visit our courts across the nation come together to problem-solving court with cutting-edge, conference website. learn and assist each other in solving the greatest burning issues in our fi eld? informative sessions during every hour Expo Hall Clinics! you spend at the conference. With 23 This year, for the fi rst time ever, practi- The NADCP Conference is taking specialized tracks of sessions, including “discipline-specifi c” to the next level: This “Legal Issues,” “Evidence-Based Treat- tioners will lead brief, educational clinics year’s conference includes over 20 ment,” “Incentives and Sanctions,” on navigating the Expo Hall. Are you a discipline-specifi c breakouts, including “Law Enforcement and Probation,” coordinator who wants to learn how to breakouts for judges, treatment provid- “The Business of Drug Court,” over 30 gather information for an RFP on ers, probation offi cers, defense attorneys, three-hour Skills-Building Sessions and treatment? Are you a treatment provider prosecutors, coordinators, case managers, more, the conference offers hundreds or judge who wants more information on of hours of education—dozens for each medically assisted treatment? Are you a law enforcement offi cers, child protective and every member of your team! probation or law enforcement offi cer services professionals and more! The who wants more information on supervi- breakouts will meet multiple times First-Ever Conference sion and/or drug testing technology? throughout the conference program, Webinar! Are you a case manager, administrator or giving attendees enhanced opportunities For the fi rst time ever, NADCP will host evaluator who wants more information to tackle complex issues, discuss ethical two “Conference-at-a-Glance” webinars. on management information systems? and other practice dilemmas and review These webinars, hosted in April and May, No problem. There is a clinic for you! the conference program. The fi rst will walk you through the conference breakout will be held on the morning of agenda, including each track of sessions, Discipline-Specifi c Training May 30 before the start of the fi rst discipline-specifi c trainings, Expo Hall Have you ever heard a professional session—and the facilitator will walk and special events. Want to plan which in a Drug Court or problem-solving you through the program and highlight sessions to attend before arriving in court ask, “Is anyone else dealing with the sessions specially designed for your Nashville? Want to triage critical issues these issues?” discipline. 4 | The Magazine of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals 18th Annual Training Conference May 30–June 2, 2012 Be inspired by the lives changed during the Parade of Transformation! Defense Attorneys Prosecutors Probation Ethics—Due process—Eligibility— Often, prosecutors in Drug Courts and Probation offi cers in Drug Courts and Drug testing—Advocacy! This year’s other problem-solving courts fi nd other problem-solving courts wear many conference offers more than ever for the themselves acting as gatekeeper, prob- hats: supervision, case manager, cheer- defense attorney on the Drug Court lem-solver, and rule-enforcer, all while leader, drug tester, etc. You can get the team. Want to know the latest case law maintaining a rather untraditional role. most current, evidence-based informa- on termination hearings, judicial recusal, What should prosecutors know about tion on these topics, plus learn about and First Amendment issues in Drug treatment, drug testing and supervision? potential ethical hurdles, effective Courts? Look no further. Want to learn What about that new case law on treatment, incentives and sanctions and from seasoned defense attorneys how to termination hearings? Are there ethical more at the NADCP Conference. It will advocate for your clients while partici- issues to consider? What does being on a include dozens of hours of sessions for pating in the Drug Court staffi ng and Drug Court team really mean? The probation offi cers, including the nation’s court? Look no further. Want to know NADCP Conference offers sessions on all leading experts in drug testing, supervi- the myths about drug testing? Look no of these topics and more! sion, behavior modifi cation and more! further. The NADCP has dozens of Treatment Case Management sessions designed just for you! What is the most current research on The clients in Drug Court and problem- Judicial evidence-based treatment? What is the solving courts face many challenges. Judges are the natural leaders of most most effective intervention with addicted What’s a case manager to do? Attend the Drug Court teams. But leading a Drug adults in the justice system? How about NADCP Conference! The conference Court or multiple problem-solving court juvenile interventions? What are effective offers dozens of hours on issues critical dockets while carrying a large caseload interventions for the addicted and to success as a case manager, including can be a daunting task.