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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 (85,626 views)
Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Juvenile/Family Drug Courts by Justice Programs Office (59,808 views)
Federal agency says urine-alcohol test isn't totally reliable. by Wall Street Journal (37,019 views)
Summary of Drug Court Activity by State and County: Tribal Drug Courts by Justice Programs Office (19,669 views)
Planning for Emergencies: Immediate Events and Their Aftermath: A Guideline for Local Courts by Lawrence Siegel, Caroline S. Cooper, Allison L. Hastings (6,872 views)

2,247,930 total downloads

Noteworthy Activities

System Overload: The Cost of Under-Resourcing Public Defense by Justice Policy Institute
System Overload: The Cost of Under-Resourcing Public Defense (Factsheet) by Justice Policy Institute
States Receiving BJA Criminal Courts and Other Judicial System Technical Assistance Project Services: January 2006-April 30, 2011 by Justice Programs Office at American University
Cuts Could Stall Sluggish Courts at Every Turn by William Glaberson
Courting New Solutions Using Problem-Solving Justice: Key Components, Guiding Principles, Strategies, Responses, Models, Approaches, Blueprints and Tool Kits by Hon. Peggy Fulton Hora
List of Active Requests to BJA/AU Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project (CCTAP) and BJA/AU Adult Drug Court Technical Assistance Project: January-March 2011 by Justice Programs Office at American University

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

Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission: 2011 Annual Report by Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
The DWI Court Reporter: Volume V, Issue I by The DWI Court Reporter
Legality of Denying Access to Medication Assisted Treatment In the Criminal Justice System by Legal Action Center
Cesar Fax Special Series: Buprenorphine by Center for Substance Abuse Research
Reclaiming The Rehabilitative Ethic In Military Justice: The Suspended Punitive Discharge As A Method To Treat Military Offenders With PTSD And TBI And Reduce Recidivism by Major Evan R. Seamone
Karen Freeman-Wilson: Gary, Indiana swears in first black female mayor by Sky Obercam: Clutch Magazine
Court: Defendants have right to counsel at initial bail hearings by Steve Lash
Frequently Asked Questions Series: Use of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) Approaches for Initial Screening by BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project
Interventions for Drug Users in the Criminal Justice System: Scottish Review by Margaret Malloch
Drug Treatment Court: The Belgian Experience by Freya Vander Laenen

Featured

ADOLESCENT DRUG USERS: THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS MISSING AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY by Caroline S. Cooper
Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program FY 2012 Competitive Grant Announcement by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (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
America's Problem-Solving Courts: The Criminal Costs of Treatment and the Case for Reform by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Briefing Paper Series: Justice System Responses to a Pandemic: Addressing Human Resources Issues by BJA
Conducting A Felony Caseflow Management Review: A Practical Guide by Maureen Solomon, Senior Court Management Consultant, BJA Criminal Courts Technical Assistance Project
DEA Bans 'Fake Pot' Products That Emulate Marijuana March 1, 2011 by Bill Chappell
FAQ Series: (1) Written Policies Articulating Program Sanctions and Incentives; (2) Written Information on the Imposition of Sanctions Provided to Drug Court Participants at Time of Program Entry. Part One by BJA Drug Court Technical Assistance Project
FAQ's: Use of Jail Sanctions in Family Drug Courts by Justice Programs Office
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
Financing the Third Branch in Lean Times: Placing the Present Fiscal Crisis in Perspective by Carl Baar, Ernest Friesen, Daniel Hall, Marcus Reinkensmeyer and Caroline Cooper
Guidelines for Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Planning: A Road Map for Courts by BJA Task Force
Instructions on how to Access NDRI's Webinar Video Library by BJA Technical Assistance Project
Juvenile Drug Court Program Manual by North Dakota Juvenile Court System
Recidivism and Costs Over 10 years of Operation: Multnomah County, Drug Court by NPC Research M. Finigan, S. Carey, A. Cox
Summary of "FAQ'S" Available and Being Developed as of December 31, 2011 by Bureau of Justice Assistance Drug Court Technical Assistance Project
The best way to keep drug offenders from returning to prison The Economist Feb 24th 2011 by The Economist
The Power of Connections: Fuel for Drug Courts by Judge Herbert Klein

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