Welcome to Idaho's Problem Solving Courts
Problem Solving Courts divert non-violent, substance abusing offenders from prison and jail into treatment. By increasing direct supervision of offenders, coordinating public resources, and expediting case processing. Problem Solving Courts can help break the cycle of criminal behavior, alcohol and drug use, and incarceration.
A decade of research indicates that Drug Courts reduce crime by lowering re-arrest and conviction rates, improving substance abuse treatment outcomes, and reuniting families, and also produce measurable cost benefits.
Eligibility standards have been approved by Problem Solving Court Judges, Public Defenders, Prosecutors, and other collaborators.
Here you will find information about the Drug, Mental Health, and DUI Courts of Idaho’s seven Judicial Districts, resources to assist those who manage and staff Idaho Drug, Mental Health, and DUI Courts, and links to a wealth of additional web-based information. Problem Solving Courts in Idaho operate under the statutory authority of the Idaho Drug Court Act, passed in 2001 by the Idaho Legislature, as part of a coordinated criminal justice strategy to address the drug – crime connection. Also see Idaho Court Administrative Rule 55 (I.C.A.R. 55). In 2005, Mental Health Courts were authorized under amendments to the Drug Court Act.
> Idaho Adult Drug Court Standards Volume 1
Approved January 23, 2019
> Idaho Adult Drug Court Standards Volume 2
Approved January 23, 2019
> Idaho Supreme Court Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan
Approved January 23, 2019
> Mental Health Court Guidelines for Effectiveness and Evaluation
Revised 9/16/2016
> Child Protection Drug Court Standards and Guidelines
Revised January 2014
> Juvenile Drug Court Guidelines for Effectiveness and Evaluation
Adopted April 7, 2005
> Adult Veterans Treatment Court Standards & Guidelines
Adopted April 2, 2015
- Idaho Drug Court and Mental Health Court Act
- Development of Idaho's Drug Courts
- History of Idaho's Drug Courts
- Idaho's Early Drug Courts
Click here to watch our Idaho Drug Court Public Service Announcement
To learn more visit: www.allrise.org
The goals of Problem Solving Courts are to reduce the overcrowding of jails and prisons, to reduce alcohol and drug abuse and dependency among criminal and juvenile offenders, to hold offenders accountable, to reduce recidivism, and to promote effective interaction and use of resources among the courts, justice system personnel and community agencies.
To find out more:
Taunya Jones
Director,
Justice Services Division
(208) 947-7438
