Treatment Courts
About RED Program Assessment Tool
The Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) Program Assessment Tool was designed to capture information about treatment courts’ operations and procedures, with an emphasis on examining areas where racial and ethnic disparities may exist in their courts. The underlying goals of the RED tool are:
- Raising awareness about RED in treatment courts;
- Assisting courts identify RED in their systems and processes; and
- Offering recommendations on alleviating racial/ethnic disparities.
Testimonials
“I believe treatment courts should routinely examine their policies
and practices to identity accessibility barriers which lead to
racial and ethnic disparities. The Program Assessment Tool enables
courts to start this assessment process and provides informed
recommendations for making programmatic adjustments to alleviate
racial and ethnic disparities.”
--Judge Tim Marcel, 29th Judicial
District Court,
St. Charles Parish, LA
St. Charles Parish, LA
“The RED Program Assessment Tool proved helpful for our court in
taking a purposeful and in-depth look at our operations, ensuring we
are intentional in addressing race and ethnic disparities.”
--Joseph T. Johnson II, Equity and
Inclusion Specialist/Management Analyst,
Mecklenburg County Criminal Justice Services
Mecklenburg County Criminal Justice Services