National Association of Drug Court Practitioners Anaheim, CA June 2009

 Sheriff Maxwell Hendry  Fife Drug Court Sheriff

 Stuart MacArthur  Team Leader  Drug Court Supervision and Treatment Team  Orange County Drug Court

Some Quotes  Mission: to make Drug Courts as popular as Viagra (father of one of the inventors of Viagra)  Drug Courts represent the light at the end of the tunnel for those stuck in the cycle of addiction (VP Bydon)  Smarter on time is better than being tough on crime

Some facts and figures  2300 Drug Courts in America alone.  Use of Suboxone in one American Drug Court showed 62% success rate. Success rate defined as clients who did not return to Opiate use.  US prison population has increased 700% since  50% of US prison population have drug problems.  2/3 of this population are re-arrested within 3 years and ½ return to prison.  $250 million is what Obama Administration wants to invest in 2010 in Drug Courts.

Orange County Court Visit  80% failure rate over 30 years in dealing with drug misusing offenders.  People of California wanted change.  Prop 36 opened in The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, also known as Proposition 36, was passed by 61% of California voters on November 7, This vote permanently changed state law to allow first- and second-time nonviolent, simple drug possession offenders the opportunity to receive substance abuse treatment instead of incarceration.  The University of California at Los Angeles, which was chosen to run the required evaluation of Proposition 36, has issued five annual reports on the implementation and impact of the program since These reports provide data and analysis that will help state legislators determine the future of the program. The report released in April 2007, shows that Proposition 36 treatment is severely under-funded, and that this is affecting treatment quality. According to researchers, the program needs at least $228.6 million to provide adequate treatment. UCLA’s contract with the state has been extended, and researchers will continue to collect and analyze data on the law and its impacts.  Orange County has a 75% success rate in its drug court.  They use Community Colleges (getting people into training) Provide Dental Assistance, Raise money through Golf Days to pay for this. Take successful participants on visits to the Getty in LA.  They require clients to do a civic event e.g. hiking.  CS has been done for people with Brain Injuries.  60% OF DRUG COURT CLIENTS IN O.C ARE Methamphetamine users. 14% use heroin.

10 key components of Drug Court  Key Component #1: Drug courts integrate alcohol and other drug treatment services with justice system case processing  Key Component #2: Using a nonadversarial approach, prosecution and defense counsel promote public safety while protecting participants’ due process rights  Key Component #3: Eligible participants are identified early and promptly placed in the drug court program  Key Component #4: Drug courts provide access to a continuum of alcohol,drug, and other related treatment and rehabilitation services  Key Component #5: Abstinence is monitored by frequent alcohol and otherdrug testing  Key Component #6: A coordinated strategy governs drug court responses to participants’ compliance  Key Component #7: Ongoing judicial interaction with each drug court participant is essential  Key Component #8: Monitoring and evaluation measure the achievement ofprogram goals and gauge effectiveness  Key Component #9: Continuing interdisciplinary education promotes effective drug court planning, implementation, and operations  Key Component #10: Forging partnerships among drug courts, public agencies, and community-based organizations generates local support and enhances drug court program effectiveness

 Lisa Burns  Social Worker  Drug Court Supervision and Treatment Team  Observations from the Conference

American Drug Courts  Alumni Groups / Mentoring  Social Aspect  Intensive programmes  Incentives/ sanctions

Fairfield County, Ohio

5 stages:  Boot Camp (30 days)  Meet with Judge weekly  Meet with Probation Officer Daily  Random Drug Screens  Begin to look for sponsor  No working  Phase 1 (12 weeks)  Meet with Judge weekly  3 x week Probation Officer  3 x week Drug screens  Must have rapport with Sponsor  1 x per week group work  No working  1 month continuous negative drug screens

 Phase 2 (12 weeks)  Bi- weekly meeting with Judge  2 x week Probation Officer  2 x week Drug Screens  Bi- weekly individual counselling  Relapse prevention group  Bergin to look for employment  Look for stable housing  3 months continuous negative drug screens  Phase 3 (12 weeks)  Monthly meeting with Judge  1 x per week with Probation Officer  1 x week drug screens  Maintain rapport with sponsor  Monthly individual counselling sessions  Aftercare group meetings 1 x week  Must have a job or be in school  Maintain stable housing  6 months continuous negative drug screens

 Aftercare (12-20 weeks)  1 x month Probation Officer  2 x month drug screens  Maintain job/ school  Maintain sobriety  In addition to the above social activities are arranged with workers/ clients

Incentives/ Sanctions  INCENTIVES:  Fish bowl  Lunch with the Judge  Baseball caps  Go first in Court  Choosing times and days of appointments  SANCTIONS  Use of essays  Community Service  Court time  Custody for short periods  Use of grading for both sanctions and incentives

Fife Drug Court  Working group  Accelerated assessment period  Focus group