National TASC compiles research and reports that use the TASC model in their work. An online database of TASC’s appearances in published work by other groups is available here.
New Items
Resources for National TASC Members
Assessing Drug Abuse Within and Across Communities
Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse: Volume II
TASC White Papers and other Reentry Research
TASC in the 21st Century: A Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners
Sentencing Reform Resources
Supreme Court Decisions
Apprendi v. New Jersey - 4/26/2000
Held that judges could not hand down sentences higher than statutory maximums for any reason not established beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury or confessed to by a defendant.
Held that sentencing judges sitting without a jury could not determine that an aggravating circumstance necessitates the death penalty.
Blakely v. Washington - 6/24/2004
Juries must decide upon factors that result in increased sentences unless they are confessed to by a defendant.
Schriro v. Summerlin - 6/24/2004
Stated that the rule dictating that juries were sole determiners of aggravating factors in a crime was not retroactive.
United States v. Booker - 1/12/2005
Required that statutory sentencing guidelines be advisory, prohibiting them from being mandatory.
Further Reading
Sentencing Law and Policy Blog
Fifteen Years of Guidelines Sentencing
Assistant AG Christopher Wray’s Testimony to the U.S. Sentencing Commission
Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations
Treatment Services in Adult Drug Courts
Managed Behavioral Health Care and the Courts
Clinical Case Management and Recovery
Considering Public Safety: The TASC Abilities
TASC and Offender Management Systems: 2004 Agency Survey Report
Urinalysis as a Part of a Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime Program
