Drug Court offers participants, whose substance abuse issues contributed to criminal conduct, the opportunity to enter treatment for drug/alcohol addiction and have their current charges dismissed upon successful completion of the program. The goal of Drug Court is to stop criminal activity associated with substance abuse.
Goals for Drug Court:
1) Reduce criminal recidivism by providing assessment, education, and treatment to drug/alcohol addicted criminal offenders.
2) Monitor treatment compliance through frequent court contact and supervision.
3) Require strict accountability from program participants and impose immediate sanctions for unacceptable behavior.
4) Reallocate resources to provide an effective alternative to traditional prosecution and incarceration of non-violent/non-sex offenders.
5) Reduce costs within the county's criminal justice system.
6) Concentrate available criminal justice resources on more violent offenders.