A coordinated strategy and structured decision-making process to apply behavioral responses ensures collaboration, care, and forethought, considering all relevant factors and leveraging staff expertise. The treatment court team reviews each participant’s progress or regression and determines appropriate responses to achievements and infractions during precourt staff meetings.

Identifying and delivering effective responses to participant behavior requires precourt staff meetings that are grounded in a clear decision-making framework. The treatment court staffing framework was developed to help teams establish clear procedures ensuring greater consistency, advance notice, procedural fairness, and that team actions align with each participant’s individual risk level, needs, and progress.

The staffing framework should guide precourt staff meetings, encourage collaboration, and promote team-based decision making. It is used in conjunction with the Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards and the Standards Reference Guide: Incentives, Sanctions, and Service Adjustments.

Author: All Rise

Date: 2025