Technology can have a major, positive impact on the way drug courts do business.
Computer applications hold participants to a higher level of accountability, promote communication between a court and its partners, and make it easier to evaluate results. Details of comprehensive psychosocials and compliance with court orders can be accessed in seconds. This helps the judge make more informed decisions, eliminates time-wasting adjournments due to lack of information and raises the court's credibility with its partners, offenders and the community at large. The performance of participants in long-term treatment is closely tracked. The system captures the results of regular urine tests, as well as case notes submitted by off-site treatment programs.