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Problem-solving courts examine the issues that bring litigants into the justice system and respond with innovative approaches, including intensive judicial monitoring and the incorporation of community resources, that are designed to increase offender accountability, enhance community safety and protect the rights of all litigants while improving the outcomes of individual cases.

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Problem Solving Courts
District Liaison
Maureen E. Grisolini

5JD Administrative Judge's Office
600 South State St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
Ph: +1 (315) 671-2119
Email: [email protected]

Problem Solving Courts

Drug Treatment Courts - Adult, Family, Juvenile

A drug court involves a dramatic intervention by the court in cooperation with an entire team of specialists in social services, treatment, and criminal justice professionals in the local community. In return for a promise of a reduced sentence (or return to the home of removed children in Family Court neglect matters), appropriate non-violent addicted offenders are given the option of entering voluntarily into court-supervised treatment. The rules and conditions of participation are clearly stated in a contract entered into by the defendant, the defense attorney, the district attorney, and the court. The results have been overwhelmingly positive and drug courts have gone into operation all over the country.

Locations:

Counties	Court
Oneida County Adult & Family Treatment Court	Utica City Court 411 Oriskany Street West Utica, NY 13502 Ph: 315-266-4644 Oneida Family Court 301 West Dominick Street Rome, NY 13440 Ph: 315-266-4468
Onondaga County Adult Drug Treatment	Syracuse City Court Public Safety Building 511 South State Street Syracuse, NY 13202
Oswego County Adult Drug Treatment	25 East Oneida Street Oswego, NY 13126
Jefferson County Adult Drug Treatment	195 Arsenal Street Watertown, NY 13601
Herkimer County Court Adult Drug Treatment	301 North Washington Street Herkimer, NY 13350
Lewis County Adult Drug Treatment	7660 North State Street Lowville, NY 13367

Integrated Domestic Violence Court

Premised on the “one family-one judge” concept, IDV Courts allow a single judge to hear multiple cases involving the same family where the underlying issue is domestic violence. IDV Courts also aim to promote informed judicial decision-making, increase consistency in court orders, decrease the number of court appearances, and provide enhanced services to victims while ensuring offender accountability.

Locations:

Court	Address
Oneida County	Oneida Supreme & County Court 200 Elizabeth St. Utica, NY 13502
Onondaga County	Onondaga Supreme and County Court 401 Montgomery St Syracuse, NY 13202

Mental Health Courts

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New York State’s mental health courts seek to improve public safety, court operations, and the well-being of people with mental illness by linking to court-supervised, community-based treatment defendants whose mental illness is related to their current criminal justice involvement and whose participation in the Mental Health Court will not create an increased risk to public safety.

Locations:

County	Court
Onondaga County	Mental Health Court Syracuse City Court 505 South State St. Syracuse, N.Y. 13202-2104 Ph: 315-671-2700
Oneida County	Mental Health Court Utica City Court 411 Oriskany Street West Utica, NY 13502 Ph: 315-266-4600
Jefferson County	(Coming soon)
Oswego County	(Coming soon)

EMERGING ADULT Domestic Violence

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EMERGING ADULT Domestic Violence Court operates on the model of the Domestic Violence Courts and are guided by the same mission statement and key principles. EMERGIN Adult Courts are created in jurisdictions with high caseloads to handle exclusively those domestic violence cases involving defendants aged 18 through 25.

Locations:

County	Court
Onondaga County	Syracuse City Court 505 South State St. Syracuse, N.Y. 13202-2104 Ph: 315-671-2700

Sex Offense Court

Sex Offense Courts promote justice by providing a comprehensive approach to case resolution, increasing sex offender accountability, enhancing community safety and ensuring victim safety while protecting the rights of all litigants. The purpose and function of sex offense courts is to promote best practices in the resolution of sex offense cases and to facilitate and enhance coordination and communication among relevant stakeholders.

Locations:

County	Court
Oswego County	Oswego County Court 25 East Oneida Street Oswego, NY 13126 Ph: 315-207-7502 Ph: 315-207-7579

Veterans Treatment Court

A Veterans Treatment Court/Track is a separate court calendar within an existing drug treatment or mental health court that provides veteran-defendants suffering from addiction, mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders with linkages to community-based services as well as local, state and federal agencies specializing in veteran's affairs. Similar to drug treatment and mental health courts, a Veterans Court/Track utilizes a team-centered approach to address the needs of veterans who find themselves involved in the criminal justice system. This approach involves the cooperation and collaboration of traditional stakeholders found in drug treatment and mental health courts with the addition of representatives from The United States Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans support organizations and peer mentors.

Peer mentors are a critical component of the Veterans Court/Track. They are men and women who have previously served in our military's armed forces and volunteer their time to work with veterans in court. By virtue of their military experience, peer mentors provide veteran-defendants with a unique source of support and motivation as they navigate through the court process. Through the use of peer mentors, judicial monitoring, coordinated services and enhanced communication, the Veterans Court/Track seeks to provide veterans with immediate and intensive intervention so that they can successfully reintegrate into civilian life.

Locations:

County	Court
Onondaga County	Syracuse City Court 505 South State St. Syracuse, N.Y. 13202-2104 Phone: 315-671-2700
Oneida County	(coming soon)

Human Trafficking Court

Human traffickers exploit vulnerable domestic and foreign nationals both in the United States and abroad by compelling victims to engage in commercial sex.
Individuals with and without legal status have been identified as trafficking victims from almost every region of the world. According to the U.S. Department of State's 2020 "Trafficking in Persons Report". The top three countries of origin are: United States, Mexico & Honduras

Locations:

County	Court
Oneida County	Utica City Court 411 Oriskany Street West Utica, NY 13502
Onondaga County	Syracuse City Court 505 South State Street Syracuse, NY 13202

Opioid Intervention Court

Effectively treating opioid use disorder (OUD) and preventing overdose requires a collaborative approach across systems. Opioid Courts have become an opportunity to address this public health crisis and prevent overdose deaths by rapidly linking participants to evidence-based treatment including Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) and other recovery support services.
New York State opened the country’s first opioid intervention court in Buffalo in 2017. Created with the explicit goal of saving lives, the Buffalo Opioid Court relies on day-of-arrest intervention, evidence-based treatment, daily judicial supervision, and wrap-around services to prevent overdose death. The process of initial interview, arraignment, bio-psycho-social screening, and transfer to treatment is completed within 24 hours of arrest.

The Opioid Court model holds great promise by immediately connecting those at high risk of overdose to evidence-based treatment and intensive judicial supervision. The Opioid Court model was developed as a pre-plea, voluntary model that would serve as a medical triage for any offender at high risk of overdose. Upon stabilization, defendants could continue into a treatment court if they had significant legal leverage or pursue a disposition and be encouraged to remain engaged in treatment and recovery supportive services.

Locations:

County	Court
Jefferson County	Watertown City Court 245 Washington Street Watertown, NY 13601
Oneida County	Syracuse City Court 511 South State Street Syracuse, NY 13202
Onondaga County	Syracuse City Court 511 South State Street Syracuse, NY 13202
Oswego County	Oswego County Court 25 East Oneida Street Oswego, NY 13126

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