Michigan Problem-Solving Courts

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Michigan Problem-Solving Courts

Michigan Problem-Solving Courts are uniquely designed to lower recidivism and address chemical dependence among nonviolent individuals and to improve the the likelihood of successful rehabilitation through early, continuous, and rigorous supervised treatment, regular drug testing, and the use of appropriate parameters.​ Recovery treatment courts evolved to rectify the cycle of incarceration among those with chemical dependence. Treatment courts address addiction through a holistic, sustained continuum of therapeutic interventions, treatment, and support services to lower the likelihood of relapse, re-arrest, and incarceration. Michigan has lead the way in the treatment court initiatives. There are 84 drug treatment courts operating throughout Michigan, including 32 adult narcotics courts, 23 DWI courts, 15 juvenile narcotics courts, 11 family dependency courts, and 3 tribal healing-to-wellness courts. Michigan's recovery treatment courts serve individuals across 40 counties. Participation in these courts includes case management and an assigned recovery management team. Over the course of participation, the team meets often to determine how best to serve the chemical dependence and related issues of that lead to involvement with the criminal justice system.

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