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Florida Department of Law Enforcement A TRUE COPY Justice Assistance Grant - County -wide CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE,I _ K . BARTON , CLERK General Project Information Project Title : INDIAN RIVER COUNTY DRUG TESTING PROGRAM Subgrant Recipient : Indian River County Board of Commissioners Implementing Agency : Indian River County Board of Commissioners Project Start Date : 10 / 1 /2010 End Date : 9/30/2011 Problem Identification The Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County is seeking funding to continue to support Indian River County ' s Drug Court program by providing frequent and valid drug testing to individuals whose criminal justice involvement stems from Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD ) use . Indian River County continues to experience a high level of drug related activity . For several decades , drug use has shaped the criminal justice system . Drug and drug - related offenses are the most common crime in our community . Drug offenders move through the criminal justice system in a predictable pattern : arrest , prosecution , onviction , incarceration , release and the cycle repeats . It became increasingly apparent that treatment providers and criminal justice practitioners share a common goal : stop the illicit use and abuse of all addictive substances and curtail related criminal activity . Out of this need Indian River County established a drug court program . Project Summary The mission of Indian River County' s Drug Testing program is to support the drug court program in its mission to stop the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related criminal activity . Indian River County' s Drug Court creates an environment with clear and certain rules . The rules are definite , easy to understand , and most important , compliance is within the individual ' s control . The rules are based on the participant' s performance and are measurable , ie the drug tests reveal drug use or abstinence . The participant' s performance is immediately and directly communicated to the judge , who rewards progress or penalizes noncompliance . The court program has the capacity to demonstrate tangible outcomes . Indian River County ' s Court has this ability to demonstrate reductions in AOD use via , the drug testing program . Abstinence is monitored by frequent and random alcohol and other drug testing . Accurate testing is the most objective and efficient way to establish a framework for accountability and to gauge each participant' s progress . Modern technology offers highly reliable testing to determine if an individual has recently used specific drugs . The Substance Abuse Council continues to utilize a Siemens Heathcare "V-Twin " drug screening analyzer utilizing the EMIT® ( Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique ) It is commonly recognized that alcohol use frequently contributes to relapse among individuals whose primary drug of choice is not alcohol . AOD testing results are objective measures of treatment effectiveness , as well as a source of important information for periodic review of treatment progress . AOD testing helps shape the ongoing interaction between the court , treatment provieder and each participant . Timely and accurate test results promote frankness and honesty among all parties . AOD testing is central to the court' s monitoring Application Ref # 2011 -JAGC - 1412 Section #2 Page 1 of 3 Contract -JAGC - INRI - - -