National Treatment Court Resource Center
UNCW houses the National Treatment Court Resource Center, a hub of research and resources that supports innovative justice programs across the country.
Founded in 2019 and maintained with the support of the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice, NTCRC is led by Dr. Kristen DeVall and Dr. Christina Lanier.
Treatment courts employ a team of diverse professionals to support target populations, such as those with substance abuse disorders and mental health conditions. These programs apply therapeutic jurisprudence and holistic treatment and recovery regimens to reduce crime and affect real, positive change in people’s lives.
Meet Our Team
The NTCRC team is made up of UNCW faculty and alumni with diverse and complementary specialties.
- Dr. Kristen DeVall – Co-Director
- Dr. Christina Lanier – Co-Director
- Dr. Sally MacKain – Director of Clinical Treatment
- Dr. Jeanne Persuit – Director of Marketing & Communications
- Dr. Ron Vetter – Director of Information Technology
- Ben Yerby ’17 – Integrated Marketing Communications Specialist
- Lindsay Baker ’20, ’22M – Social Science Researcher
- David Hollock ’23 – Technology Support Specialist
$5 million+ Awarded
The NTCRC provides key data resources that track and measure the impact of treatment courts and pool best practice materials that can be used to design and implement new programs. Some prominent projects include:
- Drug Court Review, annual peer-reviewed and open access journal
- Interactive data maps
- Justice to Healing podcast
- "Painting the Current Picture: A National Report on Treatment Courts in the United States,” survey of treatment court coordinators