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THURSTON COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT Drug Court Foundation Web Site Drug
Court Program Mission The Thurston County Drug Court Program is a
court-supervised, comprehensive drug treatment program available to eligible
non-violent drug and property felony offenders. The mission is to break the "revolving
door" cycle of drugs and crime and to support participants to achieve total
abstinence from drugs and alcohol, by promoting responsibility and
accountability, and by teaching participants to become productive members in the
community. The Drug Court Program is an alternative to jail
and/or prison and integrates chemical dependency treatment and community
resources/ancillary services with the criminal justice system. "Seeing
and admitting the truth about ourselves, about our role in creating our own
problems, and about how we relate to others is vital to healing." M.
Scott Peck Drug
Court Goals and Benefits to the Community Ø
Reduces
the revolving door of crime and drugs by providing treatment to drug-addicted
criminal offenders. Ø
Requires
strict accountability from program participants through frequent in-person court
hearings and intensive monitoring. Ø
Requires
total abstinence from illicit and illegal drugs and alcohol. Ø
Reduces
emergency room, hospital, and medical costs. Ø
Reduces
domestic violence. Ø
Reduces
felony and misdemeanor crimes. Ø
Requires
completion of education and/or vocational training. Ø
Requires
employment in a "W-2" tax-paying job. Ø
Decreases
use of public assistance. Ø
Eases
court, jail, and prison overcrowding and costs.
Drug
Court Goals and Benefits to the Participant Ø
Stops
criminal and other self-defeating behaviors. Ø
Breaks
the cycle of addiction. Ø
Gains
control of life patterns and decisions. Ø
Requires
accountability and responsibility for choices and actions. Ø
Completes
education (GED or H.S. Diploma). Ø
Obtains a
job/learns a skill. Ø
Changes
health and life skills. Ø
Improves
family and other relationships. Ø
Changes
thinking (beliefs) and behaviors. Ø
Stays out
of jail and/or prison. Ø
CHANGE IS
AN INSIDE JOB. "An
addiction is anything that has more power over you than you do. Who or what runs your life?" "If
you keep doing the same things, you keep getting the same results." Drug
Court Process: 12 - 18 Month Program Phase I -
Orientation/Intake: 3 - 4 months Ø
Intake/Assessment/Treatment
Plan Ø
Drug and
Alcohol Education Ø
Moral
Reconation Therapy (MRT) Ø
Individual
and Group Counseling Phase II -
Intensive Counseling: 5 - 8 months Ø
Same
Services as Phase I Ø
Vocational/Education/Job
Services Ø
Referral
to Ancillary Services Phase III -
Referral/Monitoring: 4 - 6 Months Ø
Relapse
Prevention Sessions Ø
Community
Linkages and Ancillary Services Ø
Personal
Recovery Plan Included in all
Phases: Ø
Random
Drug/Breathalyzer Testing Ø
Court
Progress Reviews Ø
Participation
in 12-Step Programs Ø
Court
and/or Treatment Fee Payments Graduation
Requirements: Ø
Completion
of all Phase Requirements Ø
6 Months
of Drug/Alcohol Abstinence Ø
Full
Payment of All Program Fees. Ø
3 Months
Full/Half Time Job/School Ø
Obtain
GED or H.S. Diploma
Eligibility
Criteria and Admission Ø
A person
may be eligible for the program if he/she is arrested for a non-violent felony
drug offense and/or certain property offenses such as forgery or theft. Ø
The
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney determines eligibility based upon current pending
and prior charges. Ø
An
attorney from the Office of Assigned Counsel advises the offender of his/her
options. Ø
The judge
asks if he/she wants to be considered for the Drug Court Program. Ø
If the
offender chooses the Drug Court option, he/she is interviewed by the Drug Court
Program Administrator, who provides the Judge with a suitability recommendation. Ø
If
accepted into the program, he/she signs a Contract to participate and receives a
Program Handbook. Ø
An
appointment is scheduled for the participant to meet with the Treatment Provider
for an Intake/Assessment and a baseline urinalysis test. Ø
The
participant is assigned to a primary counselor, is given a treatment schedule,
and an Initial Treatment Plan is developed. Ø
Participants
return to court for review hearings before the Drug Court Judge every week.
A written report is provided each time, by the treatment provider, with
comments and recommendations based upon program progress and compliance. Thurston
County Drug Court Superior
Court Thurston
County Courthouse, Bldg 2 2000
Lakeridge Dr. SW Olympia,
WA 98502 Richard
A. Strophy, Presiding Drug Court Judge Ellen
Goodman, Drug Court Program Administrator (360) 357-2482 ext. 7751 email:
goodmae@co.thurston.wa.us
Kim
Robbins, Drug Court Program Assistant (360) 357-2482 ext. 7752 email:
robbink@co.thurston.wa.us
Don
Smith, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (360) 786-5540 ext. 6258 George
Edwards, Office of Assigned Counsel (360)
754-4897 |
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