tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2796458384468947347..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Fort Worth drug court modeled after Hawaiian HOPE programGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49001694220082551532012-04-30T17:36:12.749-05:002012-04-30T17:36:12.749-05:00I agree with Jim.
Hawaii's Hope is great, b...I agree with Jim. <br /><br />Hawaii's Hope is great, but each Jurisdiction has to make their Specialty Court work for them with their staff. <br /><br />So long as: <br /><br />1. the 10 principles are adhered to as closely as possible, <br /><br />2. there is an active prosecutor, <br /><br />3. there is an active defense attorney, <br /><br />4. probation personnel and treatment personnel have a good relationship (it's better if the same treatment provider provides the service instead of multiple providers, same with probation officer - same probation officer, not many different officers - even with general supervision of the offender without specialty courts, it has been proven the relationship the officer has with the defendant makes a huge difference in a successful outcome), <br /><br />5. non-adversarial approach all the way around (everybody knowing each others role and respecting same), <br /><br />6. swift sanctions, and not allowing the defendant to "take jail time" (defendant has been doing what he/she wants when he/she wants for too long and allowing a defendant to have his/her way only perpetuates the problem, he/she will never really get off the docket until there is real accountability), <br /><br />7. More rewards than punishment. Praise is what reinforces pro-social behavior. Praise is a form of pro-social modeling.<br /><br />8. A Judge that really cares and believes change is possible for the defendant.<br /><br />Do those eight things above and I promise you change happens, less people go to prison, more people pay taxes, more restitution is collected, Courthouse personnel get along better, and the list could go on and on regarding positive outcomes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-53638411454504550102012-04-29T08:36:34.712-05:002012-04-29T08:36:34.712-05:00Will have to read more about it. Thanks....Will have to read more about it. Thanks....Jim Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484387651863003779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-77092103369629052252012-04-29T08:24:22.681-05:002012-04-29T08:24:22.681-05:00Jim, et. al., if you never looked specifically at ...Jim, et. al., if you never looked specifically at Hawaii's HOPE program, it's an especially clever and successfull variant.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-62738894565718036102012-04-28T12:47:10.827-05:002012-04-28T12:47:10.827-05:00Drug Courts and other specialty courts have proven...Drug Courts and other specialty courts have proven their value in reducing criminal behavior and, at the same time, saving millions of dollars in incarceration costs. While each program may have their own special twist in programming, the end results are generally well worth the costs.Jim Stotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484387651863003779noreply@blogger.com