…The California Association of Drug Court Professionals

The California Association of Drug Court Professionals (CADCP) is the principal professional organization representing the interests of drug courts and other collaborative justice court programs in the State of California. CADCP’s multidisciplinary membership includes judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, court administrators, treatment providers, probation and community corrections officers, social service caseworkers, and other stakeholders in the field of collaborative courts. CADCP was established in 1996.

CADCP Mission(s):

The core missions of the CADCP are to provide training, technical assistance, and mutual support to collaborative courts in the State of California, to promote and advocate for the establishment and funding of effective collaborative courts, and to support evidence-based practice guidelines for collaborative court programs. CADCP is committed to advocacy on behalf of collaborative justice courts in the State of California, to statewide communication with its membership and to the professional development of California’s collaborative justice court professionals.

CADCP is proud to spotlight selected jurisdictions and their collaborative justice courts on a rotating basis.

Featured Rural Jurisdiction

Featured Midsize Jurisdiction

Featured Urban Jurisdiction

Collaborative Justice Courts’ shared goals:

  • Reduction of drug use
  • Reduction of crime
  • Money savings
  • Restoration of lives
  • Children saved and families reunited

Types of Collaborative Justice Courts…

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