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How TASC Programs Save Lives and Dollars
PUBLIC SAFETY
● Screen justice cases for pretrial release, in custody treatment, reentry
and offender reintegration
● Assess justice cases for history of each individual’s justice
involvement, risk and needs
● Focus on all case stages: front-end diversion in custody, post-release
reentry services
● Identify case referral eligibility for juveniles, adults, families,
mental health and other cases
● Communicate chemical testing requirements and results for justice case
management improvements
● Link justice agencies, treatment and community agencies through
planning, case specific information and feedback mechanisms.
For more information on Public Safety and TASC programs :  Considering Public
Safety: The TASC Abilities
RECOVERY ACCESS
● Create protocols for referrals at each stage of case processing
● Conduct assessments based on evidence-based tools
● Develop individual case management plans
● Access individuals for recovery services as determined by
clinically-trained staff
● Conduct chemical testing
● Refer individual cases between multiple systems
For more information on Case Management: Clinical Case Management
and Recovery
Research Findings and Best Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment for
Offenders: Review of the Literature
HELPING COMMUNITIES
● Reduce reliance on governmental solutions by involving community
members, nonprofit groups, and existing resources
● Help communities focus on targeting services to break cycle of crime,
victimization and substance abuse
● Develop appropriate treatment when unavailable and increase community
awareness of treatment availability
● Engage justice, mental health, substance abuse and community leaders in
evaluation of impact of TASC case referral on public health, safety and
community resources
● Convene community partner agencies to collaborate with TASC in
developing policies, procedures and organization for improvements
● Monitor and report case outcomes to courts, elected officials and
treatment entities.
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