Business Analyst - Compu-Vision Consulting Inc.

Job Description:

A treatment court is a specially designed court calendar designed to achieve a reduction in recidivism and substance abuse among defendants with diagnosed substance use and mental health disorders to increase the likelihood of successful habilitation through early, continuous, and intense judicially supervised treatment, mandatory periodic drug testing, community supervision, and use of appropriate sanctions and other rehabilitation services. The goal is to engage individuals in treatment to end the cycle of recidivism and successfully intervene in the addiction. 70 treatment courts are operating in 74 of Minnesota's 87 counties, including Adult Drug, Driving While Intoxicated, Family Dependency, Veterans, Mental Health, and hybrid courts which combine one or more treatment court models.

Scope of Effort.
The SCAO is seeking someone to conduct a statewide needs assessment to inform a forthcoming statewide strategic planning process for treatment courts. A needs assessment is defined as a systematic review and analysis of treatment court best practices, strengths, and challenges in the State's treatment courts, and data available from treatment courts to produce a holistic report of current needs in programs throughout the state.

Key Objective.
To produce a thorough needs assessment of treatment courts.

Project Deliverables .
The contractor will perform all necessary tasks for completing a needs assessment for treatment courts throughout the state.

The primary deliverables include:
i. A systematic review of national best and emerging practices in treatment courts, including the Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards.

ii. In collaboration with SCAO, could you identify relevant internal and external stakeholders to participate in informational interviews?

iii. Develop and conduct informational interviews with identified stakeholders to gather information about treatment courts' current strengths, resources, and challenges.

iv. Develop a written survey distributed to internal and external stakeholders to gather information about treatment courts' current strengths, resources, and challenges.

v. Develop all surveys and interview questions by MJB Roadmap priorities.

1. Improving the court experience

2. Workplace wellness for judicial officers and staff

3. Enhancing access to treatment courts, including equitable access

vi. In collaboration with SCAO, analyze treatment court performance data and identify strengths and challenges.

vii. A report detailing the results of all information-gathering processes, including findings and recommendations.

viii. Present findings and recommendations to the strategic planning committee.