TN Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy (TN-ROCS)

The Tennessee Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy (TN-ROCS) Program is a specialized court docket that serves the criminal justice population that have medium risk factors for re-offending and medium to high needs for substance abuse and/or co-occurring disorders, and that do not meet criteria for recovery court. The judge provides frequent accountability and supervision through participant court appearances and can leverage the court to offer incentives and sanctions to participants. A program administrator works directly with the court system to provide screenings and assessments to determine appropriate linkage to substance abuse/behavioral health treatment and other community and recovery supports. The TN-ROCS Program utilizes evidence-based interventions such as Case Management, Assessments and Screenings, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.