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Treatment Courts

Treatment Courts. Iowa’s Diversion Programs. The Need for Action. In 2004, Iowa averaged 125 meth responses in one month. In 2012, Iowa averaged 2,003 marijuana plants seized Rose to 5,813 in 2013 Synthetic drugs were on the rise K2, bath salts

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Treatment Courts

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  1. Treatment Courts Iowa’s Diversion Programs

  2. The Need for Action • In 2004, Iowa averaged 125 meth responses in one month. • In 2012, Iowa averaged 2,003 marijuana plants seized • Rose to 5,813 in 2013 • Synthetic drugs were on the rise • K2, bath salts • DEA records indicated Iowa as the 3rd highest response in the country. • Heroin use appears to be rising in Iowa (Lukan S. , 2013))

  3. The Problem Today • In 2008, presence of illegal drugs in a child’s body occurred 633 times. • By 2012, rose to 1,002 cases reported to DHS. • Over the last five years, the number has totaled 4,012. • An increase of 58% since 2008. (Lukan S. , 2013)

  4. The Response • Non-Prescription Pseudoephedrine control laws – 2005 • Meth lab incidents have declined 75% • Iowa enacted the Pseudoephedrine Tracking System - 2009 • Electronic monitoring system that flags illegal over the limit purchases. • Stop buyers from buying small amounts from a number of different pharmacies (Lukan S. , 2012)

  5. More than 71,800 illegal purchase attempts have been blocked • Preventing over 423 pounds of Pseud. sales • Averting approx. 1500 additional labs • As of Sept. of 2013, Iowa is averaging only 21 labs/ per month compared to the 125 earlier mentioned. (Lukan S. , 2013)

  6. Diversion Program • Drug Treatment Court-1999 • Provides services to both adults and juveniles • County Attorney’s office, Juvenile Court, attorneys, Probation officers or the court • First drug court in Iowa • First to use volunteers to serve as it’s judges (Iowa, 2002)

  7. Four phases – anticipated one year • Stabilization – 3-5 weeks • Acceptance – 3-8 months • Maitenance/Aftercare – 3-8 months • Recover – on going • Progress is closely monitored • Rewards/Consequences based • Electronic monitoring, bi-weekly vs. weekly supervision appt, drug court appearances, • Placement in halfway houses, treatment, or jail

  8. Eligibility requirements: • Must have charges • Probation cases and 1 year of supervision remaining • Willingness to participate and make life changes • No felony chargesor extensive criminal history • No gang involvement • No trafficking of drugs in large quantities

  9. 60-70 clients • Team members • District Court Judge • Juvenile Probation Supervisor • 5 drug court officers ( JCS & Dept. Correct.) • Part-time Tech • 70 Community Panel volunteer members • Panels meet once per month

  10. 145 juveniles and 140 adults graduated • J- 54% have not committed another crime • A- 73% have not committed another crime (Iowa, 2002)

  11. Diversion Program • Family Treatment Court • Partnerships between courts and communities • Empower parents to break free from the grip of drugs and reunite families

  12. Team Includes: • Judge • DHS • Substance abuse treatment professionals • Attorneys • Private agency providers

  13. They have served 496 families • 587 parents and 954 children • 94% did not suffer a recurrence of maltreatment • 76% were able to remain in the custody of their parents • 79% were reunited within 12 months • Parents are admitted to treatment earlier and remain almost four times longer • Has saved Iowa taxpayers $4.6 million (Family Treatment Courts in Iowa, 2014)

  14. Overall • Woodbury County’s overall success rate is higher than the national average. • Diversion programs help develop bonds between client and professionals. (Vick, 2010) • Provide closer supervision and more frequent testing. • Drug use and criminal behavior are substantially reduced while drug users are participating (Belenko, 1998)

  15. Family Treatment Courts in Iowa. (2014, January). Iowa. • Belenko, S. (1998). Research on Drug Courts: A Critical Review. National Drug Court Institute Review: Volume 1, 4-24. • Gottefredson, D. C., Najaka, S. S., & Kearley, B. (2003). Effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts: Evidence from a Randomized Trial. Ebsco, 171-196. • Herman-Stahl, M. A., Krebs, C. P., Kroutil, L. A., & Heller, D. C. (2006). Risk and protective factors for methamphetamine use and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among young adults aged 18 to 25. Science Direct: Addictive Behaviors, 1004-1014. • Iowa, D. o. (2002). Drug Court Evaluation Plan. State of Iowa. • Kendell, G. W. (2007). Methamphetamine Abuse in Iowa. Des Moines: Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy. • Lukan, S. (2013, Septemeber). Results Iowa. Retrieved March 2014, from Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy: http://www.resultsiowa.org/drugctrl.html • Lukan, S. F. (2012, November). Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy. Retrieved March 2014, from 2013 Iowa Drug Control Stratgey: http://iowa.gov/odcp/drug_information/methamphetamine.html# • Russell, K., Dryden, D. M., Liang, Y., Friesen, C., O'Gorman, K., Durec, T., et al. (2008). Risk factors for methamphetamine use in youth: a systematic review. BMC Pediatrics, 1-10. • Vick, D. (2010). Impact of Community Panel Juvenile Drug Court Judges In Woodbury County, Iowa. PB & J, 20-32.

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