CJCC Treatment Court Subcommittee

Minutes (212 KB)

Members present:     Annette Kuhlmann, Kevin Calkins, Amanda Hanson, Deb O’Rourke, Sharon Boesl, Judge James Evenson, Lt. Lewis Lange, and Dan Brattset         

Members absent:       Kathy Laatsch and Chief Jerry Strunz

Others Present:       

The meeting was called to order and certification of Open Meeting compliance.  Motion by O’Rourke, second by Kuhlmann to adopt agenda. Motion carried.

Motion by Brattset, second by O’Rourke, to approve the minutes of the prior meeting.  Motion carried.

Public Comment: None

Communications: Krueger reports absence of K. Laatsch.

ADCPI:  There is open discussion on the ADCPI training including the extent of planning and process development that goes into a functioning Drug Court.  There is an overall appreciation and understanding that the evidence-based tools and research that has been done over the last twenty years puts us in a position to implement this program “the right way” the first time; learning from other’s mistakes.

Program Outline:  There is open discussion on the overall program outline including some key decision points and barriers that need to be addressed and planned for.  To ensure compliance with best practices for drug testing means putting a system in place that allows for gender appropriate testing twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week; which is a barrier at this point.

Another key decision point is where the clinical assessment falls into the process as well as who will provide this service.  The team discusses pro’s and con’s to both having the assessment prior to program admittance and after.  The team discusses and understands the financial concerns and restrictions to having this done prior to admittance along with the reality that very few programs use this model for that and other reasons.

Participant Handbook:  No changes are made at this time to the handbook.  The changes that will need to be made are dependent on program decisions begin finalized.

Next meeting and agenda items:

Key Decision Points
Program and Policy Outline

Date and Time:           June 8, 2015                3:00 P.M.

Agenda items:

Motion was approved to adjourn the meeting by Evenson, second by Lange.

Respectfully submitted;

Janelle K. Krueger

Criminal Justice Coordinator