The San Francisco Collaborative Courts have published a comprehensive literature review of evidence-based practices for Collaborative Courts, criminal justice interventions and forensic professionals: San Francisco Collaborative Courts Standards
This brief reader-friendly brochure connects the best criminal justice research to the programmatic priorities of Collaborative Courts, including the basics of risks and needs, effective case planning, evidence-based treatment, and sanctions and incentives.
San Francisco intends to use these Standards as a road map to make its Collaborative Courts more effective and more accountable.
Visit our web site to download a copy.
Moving Justice Forward
A Blog Chronicling San Francisco Collaborative Courts
Jan 3, 2012
Office of National Drug Control Policy Highlights Moving toward Permanent Housing Program
The Moving toward Permanent Housing Program (MPHP), a transitional housing program for San Francisco Collaborative Court defendants reentering the community, was highlighted in the July 2011 Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) newsletter (page 5).
The MPHP built on the success of a transitional housing program for San Francisco Drug Court clients, funded by a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant, that improved program retention by over 40 percent, and increased the graduation rate by 60 percent. The MPHP continued this effort, providing clean, stable housing to over 70 Behavioral Health Court, Community Justice Center, Drug Court, Offender Treatment Program, and Probation Alternatives Court participants. MPHP beds helped clients stabilize in their recovery, and obtain benefits and employment opportunities.
MPHP funding ended on December 31, 2011. The San Francisco Collaborative Court continue to seek funding for reentry housing for our high risk, high need homeless clients.
ONDCP is a component of the Executive Office of the President committed to restoring balance to U.S. drug-control efforts by coordinating an unprecedented government-wide public health and public safety approach to reduce drug use and its consequences.
The MPHP built on the success of a transitional housing program for San Francisco Drug Court clients, funded by a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant, that improved program retention by over 40 percent, and increased the graduation rate by 60 percent. The MPHP continued this effort, providing clean, stable housing to over 70 Behavioral Health Court, Community Justice Center, Drug Court, Offender Treatment Program, and Probation Alternatives Court participants. MPHP beds helped clients stabilize in their recovery, and obtain benefits and employment opportunities.
MPHP funding ended on December 31, 2011. The San Francisco Collaborative Court continue to seek funding for reentry housing for our high risk, high need homeless clients.
ONDCP is a component of the Executive Office of the President committed to restoring balance to U.S. drug-control efforts by coordinating an unprecedented government-wide public health and public safety approach to reduce drug use and its consequences.
Dec 16, 2011
Criminal Justice Expert to lead Open Society Foundations' Giving
The Open Society Foundations announced that Christopher Stone, a Harvard professor and criminal-justice expert, has been chosen to lead the global network of philanthropies started by hedge-fund billionaire George Soros.
Mr. Stone teaches at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and directs the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations.
His research focuses on countries that are trying to make significant changes to their criminal-justice systems.
Read more here.
Dec 7, 2011
SAVE THE DATE: Veterans Fair- March 2, 2012
The San Francisco Armed Forces Community Covenant will be holding a VETERAN & MILITARY RESOURCE FAIR on March 2, 2012 from 9am- 5pm at the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building located at 401 Van Ness Avenue.
Please see flyer for details.
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Dec 6, 2011
SFCC Fall Newsletter
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Nov 2, 2011
San Francisco Superior Court: Moving Toward Permanent Housing Program
[Funding for the “Moving Toward Permanent Housing Program” will end in December 2011. The Superior Court is seeking additional funding through foundations and federal grants. We welcome information from the field about other funding options.]
San Francisco Superior Court’s numerous collaborative courts address the substance abuse and/or mental health issues of offenders, an approach that has been credited with reducing incarceration rates, increasing self-sufficiency, and promoting greater independence for justice-involved individuals.
In San Francisco, recognition of the growth and effectiveness of collaborative courts has shifted the dialog from stand-alone specialty courts to a coordinated multi-system, citywide effort among attorneys, law enforcement, and community treatment and service agencies to improve outcomes for offenders, victims, and communities.
With San Francisco’s high cost of living and significant shortage of affordable housing, many persons experiencing substance addiction and criminal justice involvement are homeless or marginally housed. While permanent housing is the core of San Francisco’s 2008-2013 Five-Year Strategic Plan for Housing, there are minimal affordable units for this underserved population.
In 2009, with the support of Federal funds, the San Francisco Superior Court developed the Moving Toward Permanent Housing Initiative to expand housing opportunities for multiple collaborative court programs.
Transitional supportive housing is a central program component in collaborative courts, providing treatment stability for clients challenged by substance abuse and homelessness. In an evaluation of an earlier pilot program that focused on a transitional housing program for drug court clients, it was determined that clients who received housing stayed in the treatment program 72 days longer than the comparison group. Without stable housing, many defendants stay in jail longer than necessary, enter more restrictive treatment modalities simply to meet housing needs, enter a city shelter (an unstable option), or are released from jail with nowhere to go.
Lisa Lightman is the Director of San Francisco Collaborative Courts. She can be contacted at llightman@sftc.org.
San Francisco Superior Court’s numerous collaborative courts address the substance abuse and/or mental health issues of offenders, an approach that has been credited with reducing incarceration rates, increasing self-sufficiency, and promoting greater independence for justice-involved individuals.
In San Francisco, recognition of the growth and effectiveness of collaborative courts has shifted the dialog from stand-alone specialty courts to a coordinated multi-system, citywide effort among attorneys, law enforcement, and community treatment and service agencies to improve outcomes for offenders, victims, and communities.
With San Francisco’s high cost of living and significant shortage of affordable housing, many persons experiencing substance addiction and criminal justice involvement are homeless or marginally housed. While permanent housing is the core of San Francisco’s 2008-2013 Five-Year Strategic Plan for Housing, there are minimal affordable units for this underserved population.
In 2009, with the support of Federal funds, the San Francisco Superior Court developed the Moving Toward Permanent Housing Initiative to expand housing opportunities for multiple collaborative court programs.
Transitional supportive housing is a central program component in collaborative courts, providing treatment stability for clients challenged by substance abuse and homelessness. In an evaluation of an earlier pilot program that focused on a transitional housing program for drug court clients, it was determined that clients who received housing stayed in the treatment program 72 days longer than the comparison group. Without stable housing, many defendants stay in jail longer than necessary, enter more restrictive treatment modalities simply to meet housing needs, enter a city shelter (an unstable option), or are released from jail with nowhere to go.
Lisa Lightman is the Director of San Francisco Collaborative Courts. She can be contacted at llightman@sftc.org.
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