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The Justice Programs Office of the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at American University was established to support SPA's mission of applying the tools of scholarship and professionalism to the design and management of public programs. The Justice Programs Office provides technical assistance, research, evaluation, and training services to domestic and foreign government agencies and organizations in the area of justice system operations. JPO projects address a wide range of policy, program, resource, and operational issues relating to the administration of justice, coordination of public programs, and the delivery of justice system, social and related services. The office has conducted over 1,500 technical assistance, research, training, and evaluation projects. See "Publications" for a list of representative reports prepared by the JPO.

Most Requested Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County by Justice Programs Office (72,018 views) Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Juvenile/Family Drug Courts by Justice Programs Office (50,303 views) Federal agency says urine-alcohol test isn't totally reliable. by Wall Street Journal (25,430 views) Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Tribal Drug Courts by Justice Programs Office (16,728 views) Planning for Emergencies: Immediate Events and Their Aftermath: A Guideline for Local Courts by Lawrence Siegel, Caroline S. Cooper, Allison L. Hastings (6,050 views)    1,996,353 total downloads   Noteworthy Activities US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT UPS RANKINGS FOR AU'S SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS! The new U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate schools of public affairs places SPA 10th in the nation, up from our 12th place ranking three years ago. SPA’s program in Justice rose from 5th to 3rd, tied with Harvard. SPA students help offenders transition back to local communities by Adrienne Frank Applications to Participate in the BJA Drug Court Planning Initiative Now Being Accepted by Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project by Justice Programs Office SJI Court Security and Disaster Preparednes Planning Project by Justice Programs Office Public Health Law Bench Book for Indiana Courts-Part II by 2005. Prepared by Center for Public Health Law Partnerships, Univ. of Louisville. A Collaborating Ce Public Health Law Bench Book for Indiana Courts-Part III by 2005. Prepared by Center for Public Health Law Partnerships, Univ. of Louisville. A Collaborating Ce   All Materials By State Click on the map to the right to view all materials that the Justice Programs Office offers for a particular state.

Recent Additions ADOLESCENT DRUG USERS: THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS MISSING AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY by Caroline S. Cooper Justice's welcome push to improve legal counsel for poor defendants by Washington Post Sanctions in Family Drug Treatment Courts by Judge Leonard Edwards (Ret.) New Grant Announcement from SAMHSA/CSAT for Family Drug Court Treatment by SAMHSA/CSAT Juvenile Drug Court Participant Contract by North Dakota AOC Review of Criminal Caseflow Practices in the County and District Courts of Kootenai County (Coeur d'Alene), Idaho by Richard B. Hoffman, BJA Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project THE VETERANS’* LAWYER AS COUNSELOR: USING THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE TO ENHANCE CLIENT COUNSELING FOR COMBAT VETERANS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. by Captain Evan R. Seamone ATTORNEYS AS FIRST-RESPONDERS: RECOGNIZING THE DESTRUCTIVE NATURE OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ON THE COMBAT VETERAN'S LEGAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESS by Captain Evan R. Seamone Legal Assistance for Combat Veterans with possible PRSD symptoms by Evan R Seamone FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SERIES: Summary of “FAQ’s” Available and Being Developed as of February 24, 2010 by Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Drug Court Clearinghouse   Featured Adding Color to the White Paper: Time for a Robust Reciprocal Relationship Between Procedural Justice and Therapeutic Jurisprudence by David B. Wexler ADOLESCENT DRUG USERS: THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS MISSING AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY by Caroline S. Cooper Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program. FY 2010 Competitive Grant Announcement by Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative (DCPI) Application Process. The FY 2009 Application will remain OPEN untill training capacity is reached by BJA Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: A Public Health and Public Safety Priority by Physicians and Lawyers for National Drug Policy in Partnership with The National Judicial College BJA Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program: FY 2010 Requirements Resource Guide by Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Briefing Paper Series: Justice System Responses to a Pandemic: Addressing Human Resources Issues by BJA California Drug Court Cost Analysis Study by Administrative Office of the Court Cass County-Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Wellness Court Sanctions by Cass County-Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Wellness Court Current Tribal Court Funding Opportunities by Tribal Law and Policy Institute/U.S. Department of Justice Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program: FY 2010 Enhancing Adult Drug Court Services, Coordination, and Treatment Solicitation Requirements Resource Guide by Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice DUI DRUG TREATMENT COURT STANDARDS: Supreme Court of Virginia by Supreme Court of Virginia Enhancing Adult Drug Court Services, Coordination, and Treatment. FY 2010 Competitive Grant Announcement by Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice FAQ: Ex Parte Communications in Drug Court/Problem Solving Court Matters and, Specifically, Position of States on comment 4 under Rule 2.9 by BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse Free Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Announcement by BJA Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project Frequently Asked Question Series: Summary of “FAQ’s” Available and Being Developed as of September 1, 2008 by Justice Programs Office Guidelines for Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Planning: A Road Map for Courts by BJA Task Force Justice System Pandemic Preparedness:Strengthening the Planning Links by Justice Programs Office Justice System Response to a Pandemic: Addressing Human Resource Issues by Bureau of Justice Assistance Justice's welcome push to improve legal counsel for poor defendants by Washington Post Juvenile Drug Court Program Manual by North Dakota Juvenile Court System MADCP 10th Annual Drug Court Training Conference by MADCP Nature of Defense Counsel Involvement In Drug Court Proceedings by BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse New Grant Announcement from SAMHSA/CSAT for Family Drug Court Treatment by SAMHSA/CSAT Pandemics and the Courts:A Synopsis of the issues facing Court Administration by Andrew M. Graubard Performance Measurements of Drug Courts: The State of the Art by National Center for State Courts Recidivism and Costs Over 10 years of Operation: Multnomah County, Drug Court by NPC Research M. Finigan, S. Carey, A. Cox Reentry Courts: St. Mary Parish, LA: Program Manual by St. Mary Parish, LA Reentry Treatment Project Summary of “FAQ’s” Available and Being Developed as of February 5, 2009 by BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse The Power of Connections: Fuel for Drug Courts by Judge Herbert Klein Virginia Drug Treatment Court Programs: Comparison of 10 Key Components and Virginia's Drug Treatment Court Standards by T. Willard and S. Wright

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