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**Drug Court and Other Problem-Solving Courts:**

**State of the Science**

######### Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

**North Bethesda, Maryland**

**September 12--13, 2006**

# Agenda

***September 12, 2006***

8:30 -- 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 -- 9:30 a.m. ***Welcome, Introductions, and Meeting Overview***

> Welcome
>
> *Timothy P. Condon, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse*
>
> Meeting Overview
>
> *Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug Abuse*

9:30 -- 10:30 a.m. ***Panel I---Framing the Issues***

> What Do We Still Need To Know About the Black Box of Treatment in Drug
> Courts?
>
> *Jeffrey A. Bouffard, Ph.D., Washington State University*
>
> Integrating Neuroscience and Basic Research in Drug Courts: The
> Construct of Psychopathy
>
> *Kent A. Kiehl, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine*
>
> NIJ's Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation
>
> *Shelli B. Rossman, M.A., Urban Institute*
>
> Methods and Challenges in Measuring Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of
> Drug Courts

*Kathryn E. McCollister, Ph.D., University of Miami*

10:30 -- 11:00 a.m. ***Discussion and Future Directions of Research***

*Facilitator: A. Elizabeth Griffith, Ph.D., Bureau of Justice
Assistance*

11:00 -- 11:15 a.m. **Break**

11:15 a.m. -- 12:00 noon ***Panel II---Drug Court Organizational-Level
Factors***

> The Organization Matters: Testing the Essential Components of the Drug
> Court Model
>
> *Susan Turner, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine*
>
> The Role of the Judge in Drug Courts
>
> *Douglas B. Marlowe*, *Ph.D., J.D., University of Pennsylvania*

Drug Court Performance Measures

*Cary Heck, Ph.D., University of Wyoming*

12:00 noon -- 12:30 p.m. ***Discussion and Future Directions of
Research***

*Facilitator: Bennett W. Fletcher, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug
Abuse*

12:30 -- 1:45 p.m. **Lunch (on your own)**

1:45 -- 2:45 p.m. ***Panel III---Integrating Court and Treatment
Systems***

> Linking Drug Courts and Treatment
>
> *Carl Leukefeld, D.S.W., University of Kentucky*
>
> Defining Relapse: Implications for Treatment Planning and Supervision
>
> *Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D., George Mason University*
>
> Improving Communication: The E-Court Project
>
> *Douglas Young, Ph.D., University of Maryland*

Implementing Rewards and Sanctions: The SNOCONE System

*Faye S. Taxman, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University*

2:45 -- 3:15 p.m. ***Discussion and Future Directions of Research***

*Facilitator: Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug
Abuse*

3:15 -- 3:30 p.m. **Break**

3:30 -- 4:30 p.m. ***Panel IV---Drug Court and Treatment Professional
Response***

*Judge: The Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson, J.D.*

> *National Drug Court Institute*

*Judge: The Honorable Dawnn Gruenburg, J.D.*

*District Court Warren County, Michigan*

*Judge: The Honorable Margaret Poles Spencer, J.D.*

> *Circuit Court of the City of Richmond*

*Judge: The Honorable Jeri Cohen, J.D.*

> *Courts of Miami*

*Prosecutor: Helen Harberts, J.D., M.A.*

> *Butte County District Attorney*
>
> *Public Defender: Wanda H. Moore, J.D.*
>
> *Office of the Public Defender, New Jersey*

*Drug Court Program Coordinator: Ann Wilson*

*Office of the State Courts Administrator, MO*

*Treatment Provider: Steven Hanson*

*John L. Norris, ATC*

4:30 -- 5:00 p.m. ***Summary and Wrap-Up***

5:00 p.m. **Adjourn for the Day**

***Wednesday, September 13, 2006***

9:00 -- 11:00 a.m. ***Panel V---Improving the Quality of Treatment***

> Conceptual Models To Inform Drug Court Research

*Steven Belenko, Ph.D., Temple University*

> Applying a Practice Improvement Model to Drug Courts
>
> *Todd Molfenter, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin*, *Madison*
>
> Dealing With HIV and Related Health Conditions
>
> *Martin Y. Iguchi, Ph.D., RAND Corporation*
>
> Improving Client Outcomes Through the Application of Contingency
> Management
>
> *Michael Prendergast, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles*

11:00 -- 11:30 a.m. ***Discussion and Future Directions of Research***

*Facilitator: Peter J. Delany, Ph.D., M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., National
Institute on*

> *Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism*

11:30 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. **Lunch (on your own)**

12:30 -- 1:30 p.m. ***Panel VI---Problem-Solving Courts***

> Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Experiences From a Family Drug
> Court
>
> *Gayle Dakof, Ph.D., University of Miami*
>
> Addressing the Treatment Needs of Adolescents
>
> *Phillippe B. Cunningham, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina*
>
> Evaluating Mental Health Courts
>
> *Nancy Wolff, Ph.D., Rutgers University*

1:30 -- 2:00 p.m. ***Discussion and Future Directions of Research***

*Facilitator: Denise Juliano-Bult, M.S.W., National Institute of Mental
Health*

2:00 -- 3:00 p.m. ***Panel VII---Drug Court and Treatment Professional
Response***

*Judge: The Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson, J.D.*

> *National Drug Court Institute*

*Judge: The Honorable Dawnn Gruenburg, J.D.*

*District Court Warren County, Michigan*

*Judge: The Honorable Margaret Poles Spencer, J.D.*

> *Circuit Court of the City of Richmond*

*Judge: The Honorable Jeri Cohen, J.D.*

> *Courts of Miami*

*Prosecutor: Helen Harberts, J.D., M.A.*

> *Butte County District Attorney*
>
> *Public Defender: Wanda H. Moore, J.D.*
>
> *Office of the Public Defender, New Jersey*

*Drug Court Program Coordinator: Ann Wilson*

*Office of the State Courts Administrator, MO*

*Treatment Provider: Steven Hanson*

*John L. Norris, ATC*

3:00 -- 3:30 p.m. ***Summary and Next Steps***

*Facilitator: Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D., National Institute on Drug
Abuse*

3:30 p.m. **Adjournment**