This table of contents includes the summary of action steps, Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) policy statement, introduction, and standards of the Massachusetts Standards on Substance Abuse.
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| Organization: | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts Court System |
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| Date published: | April 28, 1998 |
Overview
The Massachusetts Standards on Substance Abuse were prepared by the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Substance Abuse and were approved on April 28, 1998 by the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Trial Court.
These Standards are designed to guide Massachusetts courts in responding to criminal offenders and civil litigants who abuse substances. The Standards should be reviewed in their entirety and kept handy as a reference guide.
Table of Contents
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- Standard I. Judge as leader in court's response to substance abuse
- Standard II. Courthouse as information and referral center
- Standard III. Access to continuing education
- Standard IV. Probation department responsibilities
- Standard V. Ordering treatment
- Standard VI. Indications of substance abuse
- Standard VII. Screening
- Standard VIII. Assessments
- Standard IX. Treatment matching
- Standard X. Recommendations to correctional authorities
- Standard XI. Mandatory abstinence
- Standard XII. Monitoring compliance
- Standard XIII. Relapse
- Standard XIV. Standards for treatment providers
- Standard XV. Treatment directory
- Standard XVI. Community resources
- Standard XVII. Communication and collaboration within court and with community
- Standard XVIII. Use of courthouse for recovery and education sessions
- Standard XIX. Substance abuse within courts
- Standard XX. Substance abuse among attorneys
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