Tennessee Code Title 16. Courts § 16-6-103

(1) Veterans treatment courts integrate alcohol and drug treatment and mental health services with justice system case processing;

(2) Veterans treatment courts promote public safety while protecting participants' due process rights by prosecution and defense counsel using a nonadversarial approach;

(3) Veterans treatment courts identify eligible participants early and promptly place them in the veterans treatment court program;

(4) Veterans treatment courts provide access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, mental health, and other related treatment and rehabilitation services;

(5) Veterans treatment courts monitor abstinence by frequent alcohol and other drug testing;

(6) Veterans treatment courts establish a coordinated strategy to govern responses to participants' compliance;

(7) Veterans treatment courts maintain ongoing judicial interaction with each veteran as an essential component of the program;

(8) Veterans treatment courts utilize monitoring and evaluation to measure the achievement of program goals and gauge effectiveness;

(9) Veterans treatment courts employ continuing interdisciplinary education and training to promote effective veterans treatment court planning, implementation, and operations; and

(10) Veterans treatment courts forge partnerships among the court, the veterans administration, public agencies, and community-based organizations to generate local support and enhance veterans treatment court effectiveness.