First time at this site? View a short tutorial or View the drug treatment court demo or View the juvenile and young adult demo

This online training site includes two distinct lessons: Drug Court Principles and Working with Juveniles and Young Adults. Key features of the site include:

• Presentations by national experts on core topics, such as the pharmacology of addiction, sanctions and incentives, adolescent chemical use, and other subjects of critical concern to the field;
• A resource library with materials on proven best practices in the development and operation of adult drug treatment courts;
• Drug treatment court practitioners' perspectives on their roles and responsibilities in this type of court program;
• A virtual site tour of an established adult drug court that highlights interviews with drug court team members, courtroom proceedings, and a graduation ceremony.

This site seeks to provide supplemental instruction for adult drug treatment courts -- judges, district attorneys, defense counsel and treatment personnel -- who have not had the opportunity to attend live training programs. In addition, the site has been designed for juvenile justice professionals assigned to handle family court cases involving youths with substance abuse issues, mental health disorders or educational needs.

This site offers a series of learning modules which may be most effective when completed in sequence. For some users, however, sequential viewing may not be necessary or helpful to achieve maximum benefit. It is our intention for this web-based system to be utilized in a flexible manner most beneficial to the individual professional.

Welcome message from Judge Judy Harris Kluger, Chief of Policy and Planning for New York State Courts