Staten Island Treatment Courts

Staten Island Treatment Court Programs

Staten Island Criminal Court offers a specialized treatment court program for eligible individuals whose cases involve substance use and related criminal charges. This problem-solving court provides a structured alternative to traditional sentencing by helping participants enter and remain in drug or alcohol treatment while appearing regularly before a judge.

The program includes SITC. which is designed to support rehabilitation, promote accountability, and encourage long-term recovery through treatment, court supervision, and regular appearances. The length of participation depends on the charges, criminal history, plea, and individual progress in treatment. Participants in SITCM must spend at least nine months in treatment court, and participants in SITCF must spend at least 12 months in treatment court.

Administration

26 Central Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301

Phone: 718-675-8530

Fax: 718-876-7770

Staten Island Treatment Court (SITC)

Welcome to Staten Island Treatment Court! The SITC Team joined together in 1999 to develop Staten Island Treatment Court and we opened our doors in March 2002.

The SITC team takes pride in our commitment to serve eligible defendants, as we continually strive to seek a just resolution. Please browse our site and check out what our treatment court offers to both felony (SITCF) and misdemeanor (SITCM) offenders who are abusing drugs or alcohol.

What is SITC?

SITC is a special court part in the Staten Island Criminal Court. It is a court-based program for offenders arrested in Staten Island who face felony and/or misdemeanor drug charges and who also abuse drugs. Instead of jail or probation, SITC will help you enter and stay in a drug or alcohol treatment program. The SITC program includes regular court appearances and supervision by the SITC judge.
The amount of time you spend in SITC will depend on the crime you were originally charged with, your criminal history, your plea and your individual progress in treatment.
SITCM Participants must spend at least 9 months and SITCF Participants at least 12 months in treatment court.

SITC Mission

The mission of the Staten Island Drug Treatment Court is to rehabilitate substance-abusing offenders in order to improve, not only their quality of life but also that of the Staten Island community by breaking the cycle of crime associated with addiction.
Through the mutual efforts of the judge, prosecutor, defense bar and treatment providers, the Drug Treatment Court will use its authority to address the addiction of eligible offenders, in the following ways: seek appropriate treatment for each, to monitor offenders while in treatment, to impose graduated sanctions for non-compliance, to grant rewards for compliance, and to provide recognition to participants when they have successfully completed their programs.

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