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Publisher
Colorado Office of the State Court Administrator
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Colorado has come to understand that problem-solving courts such as adult, criminal drug courts, have been shown by a growing body of research to be a very effective means of reducing substance abuse, managing mental illness, and increasing the likelihood that people will remain in recovery and reintegrate into their communities as productive and contributing members.
Publisher
Colorado Office of the State Court Administrator
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Colorado Problem Solving Court Standards for DUI courts distinguishes between Colorado fundamental minimum standard practices and encouraged best practice standards. For all components, the Committee recognizes that the DUI Court may need to account for local circumstances beyond the immediate control of the DUI Court Team which may impact the full implementation of a fundamental or best practice.
Author
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every aspect of society, including the criminal justice system, leaving crowded courts, prisons and jails especially susceptible to the outbreak. This memorandum provides an overview of how courts and other sectors of the criminal justice system in Colorado are handling this public health emergency.
Author
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every aspect of society, including the criminal justice system, leaving crowded courts, prisons and jails especially susceptible to the outbreak. This memorandum provides an overview of how courts in Colorado are handling this public health emergency.
Series
Colorado probation research in brief volume 2010, Feb
Publisher
State Court Administrator's Office, Colorado Division of Probation Services
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Series
Colorado probation research in brief volume 2013, Jan
Publisher
State Court Administrator's Office, Colorado Division of Probation Services
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Publisher
Colorado State Court Administrator's Office
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Drug Court is an innovative alternative to prison with emphasis on accountability and intensive monitoring for drug abusing criminal offenders. The drug court removes defendants from the clogged courtrooms of the traditional criminal justice system, placing them in a new type of courtroom environment where they undergo treatment and counseling, submit to frequent and random drug testing, make regular appearances before the judge and are monitored...
Publisher
Colorado Criminal Defense Institute
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Pretrial detention causes lost employment and housing, disruption in education, and damage to family relationships. Defendants detained in jail awaiting trial plead guilty more often, are convicted more often, are sentenced to prison more often, and receive harsher prison sentences than those who are released during the pretrial period.1 Avoiding unnecessary pretrial confinement should be of paramount importance to every court system. Moreover, courts...
Author
Series
Issue brief volume 04-08
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Series
Colorado probation research in brief volume 2011, Sept
Publisher
State Court Administrator's Office, Colorado Division of Probation Services
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Colorado State Judicial Department, State Court Administrator's Office, Adult Diversion Funding Committee
Pub. Date
2014-
Language
English
Description
HB 13-1156 created a new mechanism for diverting individuals accused of certain crimes, generally low level offenses, away from the traditional criminal justice system. In addition to defining the legal parameters of pretrial diversion, it provided a source of funding for District Attorneys' Offices to institute or operate pretrial diversion programs. The Adult Diversion Funding Committee is made up of representatives from Colorado Attorney General's...