ORS 137.680: Development of treatment court standards.

(1) As used in this section, “treatment courts” means treatment court programs as defined in ORS 3.450. (2)(a) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination of the best practices applicable to treatment courts. (b) After consulting with the Judicial Department, the commission shall develop and maintain evidence-based standards that may be applied to treatment courts. The standards must: (A) Be designed to reduce recidivism in a cost-effective manner; and (B) When appropriate, target medium-risk and high-risk offenders. (3) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may issue an order applicable to treatment courts. The order may include a requirement that a circuit court that operates a treatment court review the standards described in subsection (2) of this section. [2013 c.649 §39; 2025 c.151 §2]