Justice Programs Office https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Rectifying Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) in Treatment Courts   Alex’s Address to Fellow American University Graduates Luck or Hard Work Painting the Local Picture – Understanding Disparities Data in Local Treatment Courts Changing Course: Counteracting the Criminalization of Trafficking Survivors Can Treatment Courts Serve Those Convicted of Crimes Of Violence? Four Themes in Youth Recovery Quarantine Responsibly: Drinking in Self-Isolation Innovation to Research – Why Court Teams Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Try New Solutions The Price of Service Women Helped Shape Public Defense — and Now Need it More Than Ever It’s Time to Graduate Building Awareness of Human Trafficking Beyond the Stereotypes The Right to Graduate Treatment Court: How Gender-Specific Treatment Plans Are Necessary to Address Graduation Disparities Public Defenders are Heroes Who’s Missing from our Treatment Courts – Increasing Access and Equity  Celebrating Governor Moore’s Historic Clemency Initiative Welcome to the JPO Blog! Honoring #GideonAt55 Revolutionary Empathy Defense Doesn’t End at Disposition Prison as Punishment, Not for Punishment Drug Courts Are Treatment Courts Join us at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Conference In Support of a Sufficiently Funded Public Defender System New Year Brings Continued Commitment to the Constitution From Data to Action: Tackling Racial Disparities with the RED Tool in Treatment Courts  Effective Counsel Leading to Procedural Fairness The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Turns 40 New Assessment Tool Aims to Help Treatment Courts Identify Racial Bias New Publication! An Equity and Inclusion State of Mind: A Statewide Approach to Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Treatment Courts A Discussion on Raise the Age and Community Investment A Relaunch! The Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) Program Assessment Tool Gideon: Looking Back, Leaping Forward 5 Striking Tweets that Honor #GideonAt55 Prosecutors and Parkland Survivors: United Against Gun Violence Overcoming Stigma with Treatment Courts As-Many-Chances-As-It-Takes Month Mental Illness Awareness Week Brings Attention to the Need for Treatment Courts Honoring Unique Identities in JDTCs Revelations from a Research Article on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Treatment Courts A Vital Takeaway from 2019: Collaboration May Be Our Strongest Tool Spring is a Time for Renewal and for Second Chances Providing Strengths-Based, Community-Based TTA: Best Thing Since Sliced Bread Supporting Treatment Courts Over the Years This Is Gideon Explaining Criminal Justice Reform to a Six-Year Old A Journey to Wellness Veterans Treatment Courts: Uplifting Programs and Participants with the RED Tool Court Chat: Enhancing Employment for Treatment Court Participants