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58 J. Offender Rehab. 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/wjor58 and id is 1 raw text is: JOURNAL OF OFFENDER REHABILITATION 2019, VOL. 58, NO. 1, 1-29 https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2018.1549181 Routledge Taylor& Francis Group Pausing in the wake of rapid adoption: A call to critically examine the veterans treatment court concept Julie Marie Baldwina and Erika J. Brookeb aMissouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA; bUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA ABSTRACT KEYWORDS Veterans treatment courts (VTCs) are currently the fastest veterans treatment court; growing specialized court in the United States. In the wake of veterans court; offender this rapid dissemination, the field has begun to empirically rehabilitation; specialized research VTCs but has acknowledged that little is known jusil about them. While initial examinations of VTC program struc- ture, operation, and outcomes have been conducted, the con- cept itself has yet to be critically examined to date. Therefore, this work calls attention to the need for critical discussions and evaluations of the VC concept itself, specifically its underlying assumptions and ongoing policies and practices. To begin this inquiry, we first discern several assumptions on which the VIC concept exists and then analyze the related discourse and criticism available to assess the validity and potential effects of these assumptions. Next, several VTC poli- cies and practices that are based in these assumptions and have the potential to be discriminatory are identified, and their current implementation and effects are investigated. A discussion of the identified assumptions and practices congru- ity with punishment philosophies ensues. Finally, state of empirical knowledge on VICs is reviewed, revealing its infancy. The conclusion highlights key elements discovered in this work and presents corresponding recommendations and guidance for future consideration and research. Introduction The veterans treatment court (VTC) concept has become the fastest grow- ing specialized court program this century, reaching an overall dissemin- ation level second only to that of drug courts (Baldwin & Drapela, Forthcoming). With the concept emerging in 2004 (see Smith, 2012) and a publicized model in 2009 (see Russell, 2009), the concept has been adopted by jurisdictions across the majority of states (Justice for Vets, nd.a, b) dur- ing the last decade. As of June 2016, more than 450 veterans treatment courts (VTCs), veteran dockets, and veteran tracks (Flatley, Clark, CONTACT Julie M. Baldwin 0 baldwin.juliemarie@gmail.com ( Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Missouri State University, Strong Hall 226, 901 5. National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897, USA. CO 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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