Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards
All Rise’s Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards represent decades of research on treatment courts, criminology, and behavioral health. The standards distill this research into actionable best practices, providing a comprehensive blueprint to enhance outcomes across all treatment court models.
The Latest Edition: July 28, 2025
As a dynamic and evolving resource, the standards are updated on an ongoing basis. A revised version of the standards is now available.
The latest version includes revised, detailed commentary for the following standards:
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Judge
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Complementary Services and Recovery Capital
- Community Supervision
- Drug and Alcohol Testing
- Program Monitoring, Evaluation, and Improvement
Future Updates
Later this year, we will release updated commentaries for the remaining standards:
- Target Population
- Substance Use, Mental Health, and Trauma Treatment and Recovery Management
- Incentives, Sanctions, and Service Adjustments
RISE25 Presentations
To help deepen your understanding of the standards, we invite you to view two presentations from RISE25.
A Decade of the Standards: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
A New Standard: Community Supervision in Treatment Courts
